SEA-LEVEL RISE & FLOOD RISK MONITORING Mark A. Merrifield , - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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SEA-LEVEL RISE & FLOOD RISK MONITORING Mark A. Merrifield , Director Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Port of San Diego Sea Level Rise Ad-Hoc Committee Meeting December 6, 2018 SEA-LEVEL RIS ISE San Diego sea level has


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SEA-LEVEL RISE & FLOOD RISK MONITORING

Mark A. Merrifield, Director Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Port of San Diego Sea Level Rise Ad-Hoc Committee Meeting December 6, 2018

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SEA-LEVEL RIS ISE

San Diego sea level has risen by nearly 1 ft since 1906.

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SEA-LEVEL RIS ISE PROJECTIONS

Establish observing capabilities now to better understand future risks

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Extremes become more extreme Chronic tidal flooding Saltwater Inundation Higher water tables impede drainage Damage to coastal infrastructure Increased beach and cliff erosion Stress on wetlands and coastal ecosystems

SEA-LEVEL RISE CHALLENGES FOR SAN DIEGO

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ADAPTIVE PATHWAYS

Current situation Action A Action B Action C Action D

Transfer station to new policy action Adaptation Tipping Point of a policy action (Terminal ) Policy action effective Changing conditions Time high-end scenario Time low-end scenario

10 70 80 90 100 Years 10 70 80 90 100

1 2 3 4 5 9 Pathway Co-benefits Costs Benefits +++ ++

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+++++ +++ + + Time horizon 100 years

Pathways that are not necessary in the low-end scenario

6 7 8

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+ +++ ++++ + Signal Decision node

Jayantha Obeysekera

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IM IMPERIAL BEACH FLOODING EVENT

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RESILIENT FUTURE IN INITIATIVE

IM IMPERIAL BEACH FL FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM

Tide gauge Wave buoy Water level sensors Salinity Drone surveys

Monitoring:

  • Wave heights and

period

  • Currents/ wave

directions

  • Wave run-up
  • Tides
  • Location, duration and

depth of flooding during events

  • Groundwater elevation

changes & salinity

  • Beach width changes

Lifeguard Tower Camera

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EXTREME TOTAL WATER LEVELS – EXAMPLE IM IMPERIAL BEACH

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SAN DIE IEGO BAY

OBSERVATIONS TO TRA RACK FOR FL FLOOD RIS RISK AND MODEL SE SEA LE LEVEL RIS RISE Waves & Circulation: Sea and swell models + circulation models Water levels: How various locations around the Bay response to tides/waves Winds: wind-driven waves Land elevation: sea levels rising or subsiding Groundwater Shoreline/beach changes

https://cdip.ucsd.edu/?nav=recent&sub=nowcast&units=metric&tz=UTC&pub=public

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SAN DIE IEGO BAY

FL FLOOD RI RISK AND SE SEA-LEVEL RI RISE

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SAN DIE IEGO BAY

PIL ILOT PROJECT FOCUSED ON AIRPORT

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OTH THER MONITORING APPLICATIONS FOR SAN DIE IEGO BAY

Beach Erosion Sand Replenishment Inform Ocean Planning and Maritime Operations Living Shorelines

https://www.conservationgateway.org

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VALIDATION IN INFORMATION FOR SLR TOOLS

https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/ http://data.pointblue.org/apps/ocof/cms/index.php?page=flood-map https://cal-adapt.org/tools/slr-calflod-3d/

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A MODERNIZED COASTAL SE SEA LE LEVEL OBSERVING SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE…

forecasts for today’s inundation threats understanding of the drivers of flooding and their joint probabilities framework for adaptation triggers testbed for model development means to evaluate adaptation projects context for SLR projections