Coastal Flooding

WA Coastal Inundation Management History

WA Coastal Inundation Assessment

This strategic assessment has been undertaken to help the Western Australian Government develop a strategic approach to challenges...

Down on the Upside

A little peccadillo for the Western Australian coast... our seasonal phases of storms, tide and mean sea level significantly influence...

Can I Use This Method? (for Coastal Inundation Assessment)

Techniques for the evaluation of coastal inundation likelihood have progressively advanced from the analysis of high water level records...

Coastal Flooding Hazard - Breaking Some Old Habits

The last 20 years has seen dramatic changes in our ability to better resolve coastal flooding hazard. However, despite this, we continue...

Beyond Submergence Curves

One of the more useful pieces of knowledge to fall out of my PhD, was identification of some ways to address limitations of submergence...

Southwest Coastal Flooding Risk

Coastal Flooding Mitigation

For much of Western Australia, projected sea level rise challenges our common practices of building to a minimum level or building flood...

Hunting for Snarks - Identifying & Addressing Resonance

Excessive vessel motion due to resonance can be a substantial issue for port managers and harbour users. However, drivers and responses...

First Storm of Perth's 2021 Winter

A moderate storm capable of causing big flooding? It's just a matter of timing. A quick evaluation of coastal flooding hazard for the...

Coastal Salinisation

A widely experienced phenomenon already, increasing salinisation due to sea level rise has the capacity to affect a much wider area of...

Swan River Coastal Flood Risk 2022

Coastal flooding generally requires a combination of high tide with storm surge. The predictable component (tides) can be usefully...