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. ;
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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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PB2001-104466 |
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07/26/2022 |
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CD-ROM |
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. |
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Category Codes |
47B; 48I; 68A; 55E |
NTIS Prices |
AV A04 |
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NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
028202100 |
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NTIS |
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CAT |