The Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences

2027 Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences

January 12-15, 2027

Globally Applicable Modeling Method for Projecting Compound Flooding Induced by Tropical Cyclones in Delta Regions
ID:336 Oral Presentation

2027-01-13 14:15 (China Standard Time)

Session:Session 33 - Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding: Drivers, Compound Risks, and Resilience Strategies

Abstract
Compound flooding poses a growing threat to densely populated delta regions under a warming climate. However, existing compound flood models are often region-specific, limiting consistent assessment of future flood risk across delta regions worldwide. Here, we develop a globally applicable numerical method that couples the atmosphere, ocean, river, and inundation modules to project coastal-pluvial-fluvial compound flooding in delta regions. The method also accounts for multiple factors that amplify future compound flooding, including changes in tropical cyclone (TC) climatology and basin-scale precipitation, sea-level rise, and land subsidence. We apply the method to four representative deltas: the Mississippi River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta, the Bay of Bengal, and the Pearl River Delta. Projected results under four SSP scenarios show widespread intensification of compound flood hazards associated with 200-year storm-surge events. The population exposed to very-high inundation hazard (>4 m) increases from 1.2 million in the historical period (1975–2014) to 2.6–3.8 million by the late 21st century (2061–2100), with the Bay of Bengal showing the strongest amplification (9.6–15.8-fold). This method provides a transferable basis for projecting and managing future compound flood risk for coastal communities worldwide.
Speaker
Zhang Anyifang Southern University of Science and Technology

Author
Zhang anyifang Southern University of Science and Technology

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