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Main Title Maps of Lands Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise: Modeled Elevations along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.
Author Titus, J. G. ; Richman, C. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC.
Publisher Jul 2000
Year Published 2000
Stock Number PB2001-104466
Additional Subjects Sea level ; Coasts ; Maps ; Elevations ; Erosion ; Climate changes ; Global warming ; Greenhouse effects ; Greenhouse gases ; Gulf Coast ; Atlantic Ocean ; Shores ; Floods ; Wetlands ; Digital elevation model
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NTIS  PB2001-104466 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Understanding the broad-scale ramifications of accelerated sea level rise requires maps of the land that could be inundated or eroded. Producing such maps requires a combination of elevation information and models of shoreline erosion, wetland accretion, and other coastal processes. Assessments of coastal areas in the United States that combine all of these factors have focused on relatively small areas, usually 25 to 30 kilometers wide. In many cases, the results are as sensitive to uncertainty regarding geological processes as to the rate of sea level rise. This paper presents maps illustrating the elevations of lands close to sea level. Although elevation contours do not necessarily coincide with future shorelines, the former is more transparent and less dependent on subjective modeling. Several methods are available for inferring elevations given limited data. This paper uses the USGS 1-degree digital elevation series and NOAA shoreline data to illustrate the land below the 1.5- and 3.5-meter contours for areas the size of entire U.S. states or larger.