The timing, magnitude, and relative composition of extreme total water levels vary seasonally along the U.S. Atlantic coast

Posted on September 20, 2024

Quadrado, G., & Serafin, K. (2024). The timing, magnitude, and relative composition of extreme total water levels vary seasonally along the U.S. Atlantic coast. JGR Oceans, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JC020557. This paper investigates when extreme total water levels (TWLs) occur during the year along the U.S. Atlantic coast and whether individual components, like waves, tides, and storm surge, […]

Moving from total risk to community-based risk trajectories increases transparency and equity in flood risk mitigation planning along urban rivers

Posted on August 20, 2024

Serafin, K. A., Koseff, J. R., Ouyang, D., & Suckale, J. (2024). Moving from total risk to community-based risk trajectories increases transparency and equity in flood risk mitigation planning along urban rivers. Environmental Research Letters, 19(6), DOI: 064039. DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/ad3c58. After several years of drought, 2023 and early 2024 are reminders of the powers of California’s atmospheric […]

Temporal compounding increases economic impacts of atmospheric rivers in California

Posted on March 13, 2024

SERAFIN – Temporal compounding increases economic impacts of atmospheric rivers in California Corinne Bowers, Jack W. Baker, Katherine A. Serafin Article first published online: 19 January 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EF003536 ABSTRACT: Temporally compounding atmospheric river (AR) events cause severe flooding and damage in California. However, the contribution of temporal compounding to AR-induced loss has yet to be […]

Atmospheric River Sequences as Indicators of Hydrologic Hazard in Historical Reanalysis and GFDL SPEAR Future Climate Projections

Posted on March 6, 2024

SERAFIN – Atmospheric River Sequences as Indicators of Hydrologic Hazard in Historical Reanalysis and GFDL SPEAR Future Climate Projections C. Bowers, K. A. Serafin, K.-C. Tseng, J. W. Baker Article first published online: 28 November 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EF003536 ABSTRACT: When multiple atmospheric rivers (ARs) occur in rapid succession, the combined effect on the hydrologic system […]

A spatio-temporal analysis of the role of climatic drivers influencing extreme precipitation events in a Costa Rican basin

Posted on September 7, 2023

HUGUENIN, SERAFIN, WAYLEN – A spatio-temporal analysis of the role of climatic drivers influencing extreme precipitation events in a Costa Rican basin Caroline Huguenin, Katherine Serafin, Peter Waylen Article first published online: 21 August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2023.100602 ABSTRACT: Regional patterns of rainfall are changing around the world, putting pressure on social, economic, and environmental systems, […]

A Hybrid Framework for Rapidly Locating Transition Zones: A Comparison of Event- and Response-Based Return Water Levels in the Suwannee River FL

Posted on December 2, 2022

TIMMERS, SERAFIN – A Hybrid Framework for Rapidly Locating Transition Zones: A Comparison of Event- and Response-Based Return Water Levels in the Suwannee River FL R. A. Jane, V. Malagón-Santos, M. M. Rashid, L. Doebele, T. Wahl, S. R. Timmers, K. A. Serafin, L. Schmied, C. Lindemer Article first published online: 15 November 2022 DOI: […]

Geography Colloquium: Flood risk transfer as a consequence of climate change and infrastructure modifications along the San Francisquito Creek, California

Posted on October 17, 2022

Speaker: Dr. Katy Serafin Assistant Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, October 20, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Communities across the nation are deciding how to best prepare for future flood events, while concurrently considering updates to aging infrastructure such as bridges. […]

Compound Flooding in a Subtropical Estuary Caused by Hurricane Irma 2017

Posted on September 21, 2022

SERAFIN – Compound Flooding in a Subtropical Estuary Caused by Hurricane Irma 2017 Braulio Juárez, Savanna A. Stockton, Katherine A. Serafin, Arnoldo Valle-Levinson Article first published online: 12 September 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099360 ABSTRACT: Hurricane Irma affected the Florida peninsula from 10 to 12 September 2017. The peninsula’s east coast was hit hardest: the city of Jacksonville […]

Focus Area 7: Geospatial Analysis & Techniques

Modeling, Measurement, Visualization and Computation: techniques for the collection, analysis, interpretation and display of geospatial data, using tools such as GeoAI, GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS, and Spatial Statistics. Sub Areas GEOAI: Geographic Artificial Intelligence Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Remote Sensing Spatio-temporal analysis Geospatial Modeling Courses GIS2002: The Digital Earth GIS2114: Geographic Artificial Intelligence & Big […]

Focus Area 6: Sustainability & Global Environmental Change

Major contemporary issues in global environmental change and sustainability are increasingly relevant for environmental management and development practice in both the developed and developing worlds. Global socio-ecological problems call for multidisciplinary solutions that transcend the usual boundaries of science and decision-making. Sub-areas Land Use and Land Cover Change Adaptation and Mitigation Climate Change Anthropocene Environmental Hazards […]

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