Adail A. Rivera-Nieves

A sensitivity study of rising compound coastal inundation over large flood plains in a changing climate

Y. Peter Sheng, Vladimir A. Paramygin, Kun Yang et al. · Scientific Reports · 2022 · 27 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Meteorology, Climate Change Adaptation +16

Coastal marshes provide valuable protection for coastal communities from storm-induced wave, flood, and structural loss in a changing climate

Y. Peter Sheng, Vladimir A. Paramygin, Adail A. Rivera-Nieves et al. · Scientific Reports · 2022 · 27 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Landscape Ecology, Coastal Zone Management +16

Role of wetlands in reducing structural loss is highly dependent on characteristics of storms and local wetland and structure conditions

Y. Peter Sheng, Adail A. Rivera-Nieves, Ruizhi Zou et al. · Scientific Reports · 2021 · 22 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Civil Engineering, Hydrology +17

Invasive Phragmites provides superior wave and surge damage protection relative to native plants during storms

Y. Peter Sheng, Adail A. Rivera-Nieves, Ruizhi Zou et al. · Environmental Research Letters · 2021 · 16 citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Conservation Biology, Ecology +17