Publication Date:
2024-01-23
Description:
Here we show the SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 web-based geographic information system (webGIS)
that supports land planners and decision makers in considering the ongoing impacts of Relative
Sea Level Rise (RSLR) when formulating and prioritizing climate-resilient adaptive pathways for the
Mediterranean coasts. The webGIS was developed within the framework of the SAVEMEDCOASTS
and SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 projects, funded by the European Union, which respond to the need to
protect people and assets from natural disasters along the Mediterranean coasts that are vulnerable
to the combined effects of Sea Level Rise (SLR) and Vertical Land Movements (VLM). The geospatial
data include available or new high-resolution Digital Terrain Models (DTM), bathymetric data, rates
of VLM, and multi-temporal coastal flooding scenarios for 2030, 2050, and 2100 with respect to
2021, as a consequence of RSLR. The scenarios are derived from the 5th Assessment Report (AR5)
provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and encompass different Representative
Concentration Pathways (RCP2.6 and RCP8.5) for climate projections. The webGIS reports
RSLR scenarios that incorporate the temporary contribution of both the highest astronomical tides
(HAT) and storm surges (SS), which intensify risks to the coastal infrastructure, local community,
and environment.
Description:
Published
Description:
2071
Description:
OSA4: Ambiente marino, fascia costiera ed Oceanografia operativa
Description:
JCR Journal
Keywords:
land subsidence
;
sea level rise
;
SAVEMEDCOASTS-2
;
Mediterranean Sea
Repository Name:
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV)
Type:
article
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