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
Kailua Shorelines
Mathematical Model
Procedure
Results – Parameters
Results – Shoreline Position Prediction
Results – Sediment Transport
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 Level m (1 m even in best case) with Maui subsidence ( m) Vermeer and Rahmstorf, 2009 Best case scenario Worst case scenario Lands within 25 cm of MHHW
1 week per year 3 weeks per year 3 months per year
1 week per year 6 weeks per year 10 months per year
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