Can restoring tidal wetlands reduce nuisance flooding of coasts under future sea-level rise?

Wetland restoration is an increasingly popular nature-based method for reducing flooding impacts in coastal communities. In regions with steep topography such as Coos Bay, Oregon, wetland restoration reduces flooding by modulating the tidal signal through increased tidal prism. This study modeled the potential reductions in future flooding events, which will impact both transportation and physical infrastructure, in Coos Bay under a range of sea-level rise (SLR) and wetland restoration scenarios. These scenarios were co-developed through a stakeholder engagement climate adaptation planning effort which includes tidal wetland restoration. We found that restoration can reduce future peak water surface elevations (pWSE) by up to 10 cm dependent on the wetland location and future SLR scenario. Wetland restoration had minimal impact on reducing pWSE within 5 km of the estuary mouth, but led to greater reduction in pWSE inland where wetland tidal storage volume constitutes a larger proportion..., , , # Dataset for: Can restoring tidal wetlands reduce nuisance flooding of coasts under future sea-level rise?

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This dataset is raw output and post-processing MATLAB scripts for the upcoming paper: \"Can restoring tidal wetlands reduce nuisance flooding of coasts under future sea-level rise?\" The dataset provides the raw data and processing scripts used in model calibration and future projections of flooding in Coos Bay.

## Description of the data and file structure

All model output is in NetCDF file format. Detailed information on the NetCDF file structure is here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetCDF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetCDF). Each NetCDF file contains the following variables used in analysis:

* station_x_coordinate - observation point x-coordinate
* station_y_coordinate - observation point y-coordinate
* station_id - observation point id
* station_name - observation point name
* waterlevel - observation point water level
* cross_section_cumulative_discharge - discha...