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Shoreline Change Analysis; Sea Level Exceedence Projections. Tiffany Anderson Sea Grant Extension Agent on Kauai. Overview. Historical shoreline data Storms in shoreline change analysis Advection and diffusion in shoreline change analysis Tide gauge data - project exceedence levels.
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Shoreline Change Analysis; Sea Level Exceedence Projections Tiffany Anderson Sea Grant Extension Agent on Kauai
Overview Historical shoreline data Storms in shoreline change analysis Advection and diffusion in shoreline change analysis Tide gauge data - project exceedence levels
UH Coastal Geology Group • Shoreline change studies (sandy shorelines) • Oahu, Maui, Kauai • Extract shorelines from historical aerial photos • Shoreline change modeling and analysis • Results - Maps
Mapping Historical Shorelines portion of an aerial photo mosaic
Storms in Shoreline Change Analysis – single transect Frazer, Anderson, and Fletcher, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2009
Storms in Shoreline Change Analysis – alongshore Anderson, Frazer, and Fletcher, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2010
Storms in Shoreline Change Analysis – alongshore Anderson, Frazer, and Fletcher, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2010
Storms in Shoreline Change Analysis – alongshore Anderson, Frazer, and Fletcher, Geophys. Res. Lett., 2010
Advection and Diffusion in shoreline change analysis Goals: 1. Improve prediction 2. Extract sediment transport information
Sea Level Exceedence Projections • Information on inundation due to sea level rise by: 1. Scenario 2. Timescale
MHHW MHHW – mean of highest daily tide over tidal epoch
Projected Sea Level0.75-1.90 m (1 m even in best case)with Maui subsidence (0.82- 1.97 m) Worst case scenario Lands within 25 cm of MHHW Best case scenario Vermeer and Rahmstorf, 2009
1 week per year 3 weeks per year 3 months per year
10 months per year 6 weeks per year 1 week per year
Thank you! tranders@hawaii.edu cell: (808) 639-4845