Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge around the Southeastern Coast of Korea

Abstract

ABSTRACT Kim, D.-Y.; Park, S.-H.; Woo, S.-B.; Jeong, K.-Y., and Lee, E.-I., 2017. Sea level rise and storm surge around the southeastern coast of Korea. In: Lee, J.L.; Griffiths, T.; Lotan, A.; Suh, K.-S., and Lee, J. (eds.), The 2nd International Water Safety Symposium. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 79, pp. 239–243. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. The sea level rise around the Korean peninsula has become a significant factor that can have a catastrophic impact on low-lying coastal regions. The risk of storm surges can be intensified by rising sea levels, which will create more damaging flood conditions in coastal areas. This study focused on the long-term variations of the mean sea level (MSL) and the annual maximum surge heights (AMSH), which were influenced by global warming and strengthening typhoons. The trends of MSL and AMSH were estimated using the sea level data at eight stations along the southern and eastern coast of Korea over the past 40 years (~2014). The trend was ...