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Showing 1 to 20 of 377 for “"sea-level rise"”.
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Coastal floods in view of sea level rise
The sea level rise induced intensification of coastal floods is a serious threat to many regions in proximity to the ocean. Although severe flood events are rare they can entail enormous damage costs, especially when built-up areas are inundated. Fortunately, the mean sea level advances slowly and …
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Estimating the economic cost of sea-level rise
(cont.) In the case of a classical linear sea-level rise of one meter per century, the use of DIVA generally decreases the protection fraction of the coastline, and results in a smaller protection cost because of high spatial concentration of capital. As in past studies, wetland loss continues to …
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Regional Sea Level Rise Along the United States Coasts
… studies focused on reconstructing global mean sea level (GMSL) for the 20th century, along with projecting rates out into the future. Of greater importance for mitigation and adaptation plans, however, is the rate of local or regional sea level (RSL) rise. Ocean dynamics along with changes in …
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Control of salinity intrusion caused by sea level rise
The objectives of this research are to take advance steps to assess the potential impacts of sea level rise on our nation's estuarine environments and water resources management. Specific engineering solutions to control salinity intrusion are studied. Structure measures such as construction of …
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Sea Level Rise and Commercial Office Markets in Southeast Florida
Sea level rise is an indisputably mounting predicament that has exacerbated consequences in Southeast Florida. In this thesis, we explore the impacts of sea level rise risk in commercial office markets in Miami-Dade County. We examine 560 commercial office properties with sale price records from …
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Sea level rise and private property rights in shoreline management
Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Ocean Engineering, 1996.
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Urban planning and the scientific uncertainties of sea level rise
… the future holds in terms of climate change and sea level rise, various limitations and uncertainties inherent in climate models challenge our ability to plan appropriately for the future. As planners and designers adopt various sea level rise thresholds in their policies and designs, the …
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Sea + Survival: choreographing dune systems to defend against sea-level rise
Sea-level rise is on the forefront of global climate change concerns with an estimated 800 million people at risk of experiencing the devastating social, economic, and environmental impacts of rising seas and storm surges (C40 Cities, n.d.). In particular, coastal towns and cities are under immense …
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Using uncertain sea level rise projections : adaptation in Rotterdam and New York
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, June 2012.
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Numerical simulation of the effects of sea level rise on estuarine processes
… known as the greenhouse effect, could cause the sea level to rise due to the partial melting of the polar icecaps and the thermal expansion of the oceans. Such a rise in the sea level would affect the tides, currents, and sediment and salinity distributions within estuaries. To see the nature of …
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The response of wetlands to sea level rise: Ecologic, paleoecologic, and taphonomic models
… endangered over the coming century as sea level rises due to global warming. Since estimates of sea-level rise may be similar to trends interpreted from Holocene sediments, a paleoecologic analysis of wetland peats may provide a predictive model for wetland succession. Three areas of …
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The effect of sea level rise on radionuclide mobility at contaminated nuclear sites
Global sea levels are expected to rise as a result of climate change, which will lead to the inundation and erosion of low lying coastal areas and accelerate the intrusion of seawater into sub-surface sediments. Many of the UK’s legacy nuclear facilities are located in close proximity to the shore, …
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The impact of future sea-level rise on the London-Penzance railway line
… line (Dawlish-Teignmouth) lies very close to sea level and has been susceptible to frequent closure during high seas and storm events. As the main railway connection for the southwest of England to the rest of Great Britain, it is a vital transport link for the Devon and Cornwall economy. …
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Precipitation and Sea Level Rise Impacts on Groundwater Levels in Virginia Beach, Virginia
<p>Global sea level rise (SLR) is one of the most immediate impacts of climate change, and poses a significant threat to low-lying coastal communities worldwide. The metropolitan region of Hampton Roads in Southeastern Virginia is one such community, and one where knowledge surrounding SLR is …
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Administrative Draft: Sea-Level Rise & Climate Adaptation Plan for the City of Carpinteria
<p>Sea-level rise (SLR) is one consequence of global climate change and given Carpinteria's location right along the coast, the City will likely face the threats of sea-level rise and other impacts in greater frequency and intensity. The intent of this administrative draft is to provide a …
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Organ Trade : sea level rise adaptation strategies for the San Francisco Bay Area
… and process of wetland adaptation in the face of sea level rise. A particular watershed clip in Alameda County, located in South San Francisco Bay, is taken as a test case in order to assess this hypothesis. The site is selected from a set of nested types of more general coastal and fluvial …
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Investigating the evolution and formation of coastlines and the response to sea-level rise
To understand how waves and sea level shape sandy shoreline profiles, I use existing energetics-based equations of cross-shore sediment flux to describe shoreface evolution and equilibrium profiles, utilizing linear Airy wave theory instead of shallow-water wave assumptions. By calculating a …
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Before the Water Gets Too High: Texas and the Fight Against Sea Level Rise
… however, many do not realize the rate at which sea-level is rising. Between 1950 and 2016, Texas experienced 18.56 inches of sea-level rise . The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts it will rise six more inches by 2031 . As the situation escalates in Texas, communities are exploring shoreline …
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