Coastal population vulnerability to sea level rise and tropical cyclone intensification under global warming

This research focuses on developing a framework for first order estimates of locations at risk to Tropical Cyclones (TC) and elevated water levels in coastal regions. The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) 64 knot wind radii data identifies locations in the North Atla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barnes, Celeste C.
Other Authors: Graham, James, Byrne, James M.
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geography, 2014 2014
Subjects:
Coastal vulnerability
Climate change impacts
Tropical cyclone
Storm surge
Global warming
Cyclones > Tropics
Cyclone forecasting
Storm surges > Bahamas
Storm surges > Cuba
Dissertations
Academic
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10133/3526
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Summary:This research focuses on developing a framework for first order estimates of locations at risk to Tropical Cyclones (TC) and elevated water levels in coastal regions. The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) 64 knot wind radii data identifies locations in the North Atlantic (NA) basin hit by hurricane strength storms. Geographic Information System (GIS) temporal and spatial analysis of IBTrACS data identifies impact zone locations where multiple TCs have occurred. Aster 30 m elevation data identifies locations within 5 and 10 m of sea level that may become inundated by TC storm surges. Population density and land cover data maps are created to identify urban and food production areas. Overlay maps are created of the coastal inundations, population, land cover, and hurricane track impact zones. Mapping results show the Bahamas and Cuba are most susceptible to the effects of tropical cyclone and storm surge inundation.

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