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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:12pt">Physical Modeling of Wave Attenuation and Wave Force
Reduction by a Mangrove Forest</b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Rising seas, tropical cyclones, and tsunamis threaten
increasingly populated coastal areas, leaving coastal communities searching for
sustainable, resilient adaptation solutions to mitigate the impacts of chronic
and acute coastal flood hazards. While various hazard mitigation alternatives
spanning the grey-green engineering spectrum have been considered, an emerging
body of literature has identified natural and nature-based features (NNBF) as
effective in attenuating waves and water levels over land and providing
co-benefits including carbon storage, habitat, and recreation.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Presenter: <b>Tori Tomiczek</b>, assistant professor at the
U.S. Naval Academy.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Read the abstract and register at the <a href="https://www.designsafe-ci.org/learning-center/training/simcenter/2020-seminars/physical-modeling-wave-attenuation-wave-force-reduction/" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)" target="_blank">DesignSafe
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