Coasts, water levels, and climate change: A Great Lakes perspective
Coasts, water levels, and climate change: A Great Lakes perspective
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DOI：
10.1007/s10584-013-0840-2
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2013-08
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4.8
通讯作者：
A. Gronewold;V. Fortin;B. Lofgren;A. Clites;C. Stow;F. Quinn
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作者：
A. Gronewold;V. Fortin;B. Lofgren;A. Clites;C. Stow;F. Quinn
北美劳伦特五大湖拥有地球上近20%的未冻淡水，并有一段海岸线和沿海人口，可与经常研究的海洋海岸相媲美。特别是五大湖的地表水海拔，是了解气候变化对大型水文系统影响和评估吸收这些影响的适应措施的理想指标。鉴于五大湖对北美和全球经济的重要性，五大湖及其周边地区也是水文气候研究的重要基准，并提供了在不断变化的气候条件下成功进行适应性管理的范例。在这里，我们交流的一些重要的经验教训，从五大湖通过研究如何海岸线，水位和水预算动态的五大湖与其他大型沿海系统，沿着水资源管理战略和气候的影响，未来条件的预测。这一认识的提高填补了淡水和海洋全球沿海研究的一个关键空白。
The North American Laurentian Great Lakes hold nearly 20 % of the earth’s unfrozen fresh surface water and have a length of coastline, and a coastal population, comparable to frequently-studied marine coasts. The surface water elevations of the Great Lakes, in particular, are an ideal metric for understanding impacts of climate change on large hydrologic systems, and for assessing adaption measures for absorbing those impacts. In light of the importance of the Great Lakes to the North American and global economies, the Great Lakes and the surrounding region also serve as an important benchmark for hydroclimate research, and offer an example of successful adaptive management under changing climate conditions. Here, we communicate some of the important lessons to be learned from the Great Lakes by examining how the coastline, water level, and water budget dynamics of the Great Lakes relate to other large coastal systems, along with implications for water resource management strategies and climate scenario-derived projections of future conditions. This improved understanding fills a critical gap in freshwater and marine global coastal research.