Erosion, subsidence, and sea level rise on Arctic coastlines

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In this episode, Roger Creel describes how compounding forces could reshape a thawing Arctic coastline.

In this episode, we cover:
•[00:00 ] Introduction
•[00:57 ] Sea level geophysicist Roger Creel introduces the importance of subsidence in Arctic coastline erosion. 
•[02:04 ] Creel describes his firsthand experiences seeing how erosion, subsidence, and sea level rise are impacting Alaskan communities.
•[03:43 ] He explains how his model of coastline impacts was constructed.
•[05:49 ] He describes the results of the study.
•[06:43 ] Creel talks about the risks to coastal infrastructure.
•[08:10 ] He lists the caveats and limitations of the study.
•[08:54 ] Creel says that the coastline impacts may differ in different parts of the Arctic, depending on glacial history.
•[09:25 ] He explains the takeaways from the study.
•[10:39 ] Conclusion.

About Our Guests:

Roger Creel
Postdoctoral scholar
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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