Open AccessReal‐Time Oceanographic Data: From Safety to Science
Author(s) -
Meyers Steven D.,
Scudder Jeffrey,
Luther Mark E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo340002
Subject(s) - storm surge , estuary , environmental science , oceanography , term (time) , population , storm , host (biology) , environmental resource management , ecology , geology , environmental health , biology , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
Coastal areas such as bays and estuaries host 30%–50% of the global human population and shipping ports that handle 80% of world trade. These areas are increasingly vulnerable to chemical and biological contamination and to storm surge in the short term and to sea level rise in the long term.