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Storm surge and extreme sea level risk analysis in Apia, Samoa


Maps showing 1-50 and 1-100 year max water levels for baseline, 2030, 2055 and 2090 for Apia, Samoa.

Data Location Details: Coastal areas of Apia, Samoa

Area: North Latitude 13°S South Latitude 14.5°S East Longitude 171°W West Longitude 173.4°W

This publication was developed with support from the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) programme.

Lineage: Data provided by numerical simulations on CSIRO advanced scientific computational systems.

Credit: Data used in study includes: topographic and bathymetric LiDAR survey data provided by PACCSAP; bathymetric survey data provided by SPC-SOPAC; tide gauge data provided by Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the University of Hawaii; historical cyclone information from the IBTrACS database; NOAA/NCEP CFSR; and the PACCSAP wind-wave hindcast.


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Detailed Descriptions
Presentation, Image
https://www.pacificclimatechange.net/document/storm-surge-and-extreme-sea-level-risk-analysis-apia-samoa
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040104 - Climate Change Processes, 091507 - Risk Engineering (excl. Earthquake Engineering), 080110 - Simulation and Modelling
http://www.environment.gov.au/climate-change/adaptation/international-climate-change-adaptation-initiative/paccsap
Geographic and Temporal Extents
Start 1990/01/01 Start text End 2090/12/31 End text
Attributions and Constraints
© Commonwealth of Australia (CSIRO) 2013 (CC BY 3.0)
CSIRO
Ron Hoeke, Kathleen McInnes, Julian O’Grady, Felix Lipkin (CSIRO)
Ron Hoeke et al. (2013): Storm Surge and Extreme Sea Level Risk Analysis in Apia, Samoa. Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
For further information contact Ron Hoeke Ron.Hoeke@csiro.au
2013