Rob Thieler from U.S. Geological Survey Presentation - Connecticut ...
Rob Thieler from U.S. Geological Survey Presentation - Connecticut ... Rob Thieler from U.S. Geological Survey Presentation - Connecticut ...
Past, Current and Projected GlobalTemperatureThe last 10,000 years have been ideal forthe development of human societies.This has been a unique time duringwhich climate varied very little andenabled humankind to flourish.
Sea-level rise rates since the Last GlacialMaximummwp-Iamwp-IbGlobal delta initiation(Stanley and Warne, 1994)U.S. Atlantic, U.K.wetland initiation;barrier island stability(Shennan and Horton, 2002;Engelhart et al., in press)Rate of SLR (mm/yr)Thousands of 14 C years before present(SLR rate based on Fairbanks, 1989)
- Page 3: We need better science* to prepare
- Page 7 and 8: Historic and Projected Sea-level Ri
- Page 9 and 10: Issue: Global variability in SLRLos
- Page 11 and 12: Importance of Spatial Scale
- Page 13 and 14: Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-level
- Page 15 and 16: Coastal Elevation Data• Elevation
- Page 17 and 18: Eastern North Carolina0 15 30 60 90
- Page 19 and 20: But… the coast is not like a bath
- Page 21 and 22: Coastal Wetlands RespondDynamically
- Page 23 and 24: Science strategy to address the cha
- Page 25 and 26: Sea-level rise impacts: A multivari
- Page 27 and 28: Mapping Prediction UncertaintyHighe
Sea-level rise rates since the Last GlacialMaximummwp-Iamwp-IbGlobal delta initiation(Stanley and Warne, 1994)U.S. Atlantic, U.K.wetland initiation;barrier island stability(Shennan and Horton, 2002;Engelhart et al., in press)Rate of SLR (mm/yr)Thousands of 14 C years before present(SLR rate based on Fairbanks, 1989)
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