Environmental Monitoring:RESOURCE: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer
Published: July 25, 2012, 12:00 am
Updated: July 27, 2012, 11:37 am
Grade Level: General Public
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer
Being able to visualize potential impacts from sea level rise is a powerful teaching and planning tool, and the Sea Level Rise Viewer brings this capability to coastal communities. A slider bar is used to show how various levels of sea level rise will impact coastal communities. Completed areas include Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Florida, and Georgia, with additional coastal counties to be added in the near future. Visuals and the accompanying data and information cover sea level rise inundation, uncertainty, flood frequency, marsh impacts, and socioeconomics.
Features of the Sea Level Rise Viewer include:
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Displaying potential future sea levels
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Providing simulations of sea level rise at local landmarks
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Communicating the spatial uncertainty of mapped sea levels
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Modeling potential marsh migration due to sea level rise
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Overlaying social and economic data onto potential sea level rise
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Examining how tidal flooding will become more frequent with sea level rise
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Sidney Draggan Ph.D. (Lead Author);National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Content Source); "Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer ". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth July 25, 2012; Last revised Date July 27, 2012; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/resources/view/178389/?topic=49501>
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Dr. Sidney Draggan, an Ecologist and Science Policy Analyst, served most recently as Senior Science and Science Policy Advisor to the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He joined the staff of the Immediate Office of the Assistant Administrator in 1997 after serving for two years as Special Assistant for Scien ... (Full Bio)
Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer
Being able to visualize potential impacts from sea level rise is a powerful teaching and planning tool, and the Sea Level Rise Viewer brings this capability to coastal communities. A slider bar is used to show how various levels of sea level rise will impact coastal communities. Completed areas include Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Florida, and Georgia, with additional coastal counties to be added in the near future. Visuals and the accompanying data and information cover sea level rise inundation, uncertainty, flood frequency, marsh impacts, and socioeconomics.
Features of the Sea Level Rise Viewer include:
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Displaying potential future sea levels
-
Providing simulations of sea level rise at local landmarks
-
Communicating the spatial uncertainty of mapped sea levels
-
Modeling potential marsh migration due to sea level rise
-
Overlaying social and economic data onto potential sea level rise
-
Examining how tidal flooding will become more frequent with sea level rise
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Status of the Sea Level Rise and Coastal Flooding Impacts Viewer Tool |
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