Primary Convener:
Z. George Xue, Louisiana State University

Convener:
Kanchan Maiti, Louisiana State University
Xinping Hu, The University of Texas at Austin
David Lagomasino, East Carolina University

Early Career Convener:
Xiaochen Zhao, Louisiana State University

Chair:
Z. George Xue, Louisiana State University
Kanchan Maiti, Louisiana State University
David Lagomasino, East Carolina University
Xiaochen Zhao, Louisiana State University

Coastal and estuarine ecosystems are important for ecosystem health, carbon cycling, water quality, and hazard mitigation. But, increasing exposure to transient disturbances such as hurricanes, storm surges, and extreme rainfall events can quickly alter these ecosystem functions. Combined with long-term stressors such as sea-level rise and land-use changes, these complex interactions can shape the long-term resistance and resilience of the coastal systems across the land-estuary-ocean (LEO) continuum. This session invites interdisciplinary contributions that examine physical, ecological, and biogeochemical responses to disturbance events across climate zones and coastal morphologies. We particularly encourage studies integrating field observations, satellite data, and numerical models to investigate hydrologic connectivity, wetland loss, estuarine dynamics, and recovery timescales. Comparative and regional assessments that inform broader coastal resilience frameworks and stakeholder engagement are especially welcome. By highlighting system-scale responses to extreme events, this session aims to advance predictive understanding and support adaptive management strategies in a changing climate.

Index Terms
0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling
1821 Floods
4313 Extreme events
4217 Coastal processes

Co-Organized Sessions:
Ocean Sciences
Biogeosciences
Hydrology

Suggested Itineraries:
Disasters‚ Calamities and Extreme Events
Biochemistry

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering
1. Science Nexus

Cross-Listed:
H - Hydrology
OS - Ocean Sciences