Sea Level Rise: American Samoa: High-Tide Flooding: 9-Ft Scenario
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Sea Level Rise: American Samoa: High-Tide Flooding: 9-Ft Scenario
Date:
Date: July 31, 2024
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2.0
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as_uhslc_all_slr_flood_9ft_v2
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org.pacioos
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Carla Baizeau
Organization Name:
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Email:
cbaizeau@hawaii.edu
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Linkage: https://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu
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Philip R. Thompson
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University of Hawaii Sea Level Rise Center (UHSLC)
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philiprt@hawaii.edu
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Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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Related publications: Han, S.-C., J. Sauber, F. Pollitz, and R. Ray. 2019. Sea level rise in the Samoan Islands escalated by viscoelastic relaxation after the 2009 Samoa-Tonga earthquake. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 124, 4142-4156. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JB017110; Sweet, W.V., B.D. Hamlington, R.E. Kopp, C.P. Weaver, P.L. Barnard, D. Bekaert, W. Brooks, M. Craghan, G. Dusek, T. Frederikse, G. Garner, A.S. Genz, J.P. Krasting, E. Larour, D. Marcy, J.J. Marra, J. Obeysekera, M. Osler, M. Pendleton, D. Roman, L. Schmied, W. Veatch, K.D. White, and C. Zuzak. 2022. Global and regional sea level rise scenarios for the United States: Updated mean projections and extreme water level probabilities along U.S. coastlines. NOAA Technical Report NOS 01. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Silver Spring, MD, 111 pp. https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/sealevelrise/noaa-nos-techrpt01-global-regional-SLR-scenarios-US.pdf.
Suggested data citation: Baizeau, C. and P.R. Thompson. 2024. Sea Level Rise: American Samoa: High-Tide Flooding: 9-Ft Scenario. Version 2.0. Distributed by the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). http://pacioos.org/metadata/as_uhslc_all_slr_flood_9ft_v2.html. Accessed [date].
Abstract:
This high-tide flooding layer provides a prediction of future sea level rise (SLR) inundation and was produced using a passive flooding model, often referred to as a "bathtub" model. It provides an assessment of flooded areas according to a specific water level. As an alternative to the SLR scenarios in other data layers that we provide, our project also provides the ability to select specific amounts of SLR in increments of one foot, independent of any particular scenario. This information can be used if guidance for a project requires planning for a specific amount of SLR rather than a time horizon. The present layer models a sea level rise of 9 feet (274 cm).
We apply this model to the 2022 National Geodetic Survey (NGS) lidar DEM for American Samoa with 1-meter resolution. The DEM was leveled from NAD83 (PA11) to mean sea level at 0 m (MSL=0) in 2005. The adjustment of the DEM may lead to inaccuracies due to the lack of historic information. It is also important to acknowledge that any inaccuracies in the DEM will lead to inaccuracies in the flooding estimates.
Flood depth is provided in centimeters above the 2005 mean higher high water (MHHW) tide level.
It is essential to emphasize that the passive flooding model used to produce this data layer does not include the effects of waves on flooding. As a result, the extent and impacts of future flooding under high-wave conditions are not represented, which should be accounted for in planning efforts. In addition, the DEM is assumed to be unchanged as sea level rises, but in fact there will be erosion and changes in the shape of the land surface, and continued subsidence. This also must be considered, and it is best practice to consider any flooding extent or depth represented in this data layer as a best-case scenario, with the effects of dynamic shoreline processes leading to greater flood extent and depth than presented.
Purpose:
PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.
Credit:
Using data produced by the University of Hawaii Sea Level Center (UHSLC), this product was developed in cooperation with the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH) School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) and the Department of Oceanography at UH SOEST in partnership with the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program, also within UH SOEST. An associated online viewer was funded by the Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Center (PI-CASC).
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Carla Baizeau
Organization Name:
University of Hawaii at Manoa
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cbaizeau@hawaii.edu
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Keyword: Earth Science Climate Indicators Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators Sea Level Rise Inundation
Keyword: Earth Science Human Dimensions Environmental Impacts
Keyword: Earth Science Human Dimensions Natural Hazards Floods
Keyword: Earth Science Oceans Coastal Processes Sea Level Rise
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Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Aunuu
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Manua
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Ofu
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Olosega
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Rose Atoll
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Swains
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Tau
Keyword: Ocean Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Polynesia American Samoa Tutuila
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Keyword: PacIOOS Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
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This data layer provides a scientific prediction of potential future conditions from flooding due to sea level rise. The methodology is based on published, peer-reviewed techniques. However, as with any forecast, accuracy cannot be guaranteed and actual impacts may vary from these predictions. While considerable effort has been made to implement all components in a thorough, correct, and accurate manner, errors are still possible. The results are provided without warranty of any kind. The risks associated with use or non-use of the results are assumed by the user. The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
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eng
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oceans
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Westbound Longitude: -171.08979°
Eastbound Longitude: -168.14085°
Southbound Latitude: -14.55976°
Northbound Latitude: -11.04800°
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2023-09-26T00:00:00Z Initial release (Version 1.0).
2024-07-31T00:00:00Z Data Update (Version 2.0): For improved accuracy, sea level rise inundation was recalculated using a newly released higher resolution digital elevation model (DEM) as its basis. Version 1.0 used a 2021 DEM with 1/9 arc-second resolution, except for Rose Atoll where a 2012 DEM with 1/3 arc-second resolution was used (NOAA/CIRES CUDEM). In contrast, Version 2.0 uses a NOAA National Geodetic Survey (NGS) 2022 lidar DEM with 1-meter resolution. Swains Island is now included in the Verison 2.0 results, but it and Rose Atoll do not include vertical land motion (VLM) in their estimates. All DEMs were leveled to mean sea level at 0 m (MSL=0) in 2005.
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Dimension:
Attribute Name:
flood
Attribute Type:
int
Descriptor:
Projected flood depth in centimeters (cm) above the 2005 mean higher high water (MHHW) tide level due to sea level rise inundation according to the modeled scenario.
Dimension:
Attribute Name:
geom
Attribute Type:
gml:MultiSurfacePropertyType
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