The SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 webGIS: The Online Platform for Relative Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Scenarios up to 2100 for the Mediterranean Coasts-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The SAVEMEDCOASTS-2 webGIS: The Online Platform for Relative Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Scenarios up to 2100 for the Mediterranean Coasts

Published:2023-10-30 Issue:11 Volume:11 Page:2071
ISSN:2077-1312
Container-title:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
language:en
Short-container-title:JMSE

Author:

Falciano Antonio¹^ORCID,Anzidei Marco²^ORCID,Greco Michele³⁴^ORCID,Trivigno Maria Lucia¹,Vecchio Antonio⁵⁶^ORCID,Georgiadis Charalampos⁷,Patias Petros⁸^ORCID,Crosetto Michele⁹^ORCID,Navarro Josè⁹^ORCID,Serpelloni Enrico²^ORCID,Tolomei Cristiano²^ORCID,Martino Giovanni³,Mancino Giuseppe¹^ORCID,Arbia Francesco⁴,Bignami Christian²^ORCID,Doumaz Fawzi²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Center of Integrated Geomorphology for the Mediterranean Area (CGIAM), 85100 Potenza, Italy

2. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV), 00143 Rome, Italy

3. School of Engineering, University of Basilicata (UNIBAS), 85100 Potenza, Italy

4. Regional Environmental Research Foundation of Basilicata (FARBAS), 85100 Potenza, Italy

5. Radboud Radio Lab, Department of Astrophysics/IMAPP, Radboud University-Nijmegen, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands

6. LESIA, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, 92195 Meudon, France

7. School of Civil Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece

8. School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece

9. Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC/CERCA), E-08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

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.

Funder

SAVEMEDCOASTS

SAVEMEDCOASTS-2

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Ocean Engineering,Water Science and Technology,Civil and Structural Engineering

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/11/2071/pdf

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