Adjustment of the typhoon-impacted Nadikdik Atoll, 2014

Date modified: 15 February 2022

An academic study on the geomorphic adjustment of Nadikdik Atoll based on the comparison of aerial photographs taken in 1945 and modern satellite imagery, after the devastating typhoon that over-washed and destroyed the atoll in 1905. This study has significant implications for the geomorphic understanding of reef islands, revealing magnitudes of island change not previously recognized.

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Issued 2021-06-25
Modified 2022-02-15
DCAT Type Text
Source http://www.elsevier.com/locate/geomorph
Publisher Name Climate Change Directorate
Contact Point
  • Murray R. Ford

    m.ford@auckland.ac.nz