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  5. CoSMoS Northern California (3.2) projections of coastal cliff retreat due to 21st century sea-level rise

CoSMoS Northern California (3.2) projections of coastal cliff retreat due to 21st century sea-level rise

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Barnard, P.L., Erikson, L.H., Foxgrover, A.C., Limber, P.L., O'Neill, A.C., Thomas, J.A., and Vitousek, S., 2022, Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) for Northern California 3.2 (ver. 1b, December 2022): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9048D1S.

Summary

This dataset contains projections coastal cliff retreat and associated uncertainty across Northern California for future scenarios of sea-level rise scenarios; scenarios include 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300, and 500 centimeters (cm) of SLR by the year 2100 and cover coastline from the Golden Gate Bridge to the California-Oregon state border. Present-day cliff-edge positions used as the baseline for projections are also included. Projections were made using numerical models and field observations such as historical cliff retreat rate, nearshore slope, coastal cliff height, and mean annual wave power, as part of Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS). See cited references and methods for more detail.

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Point of Contact :
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
Originator :
Patrick Barnard, Li Erikson, Amy Foxgrover, Patrick W Limber, Andrea O'Neill, Jennifer Thomas, Sean F Vitousek
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
Metadata Contact :
PCMSC Science Data Coordinator
USGS Mission Area :
Natural Hazards
SDC Data Owner :
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

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Purpose

These data provide an estimate of potential coastal cliff retreat and erosion in response to SLR during the 21st century, to help identify and assess possible areas of vulnerability. Uncertainty should be included in any assessment or analysis. Data are intended for policy makers, resource managers, science researchers, and students. These data can be used with geographic information systems or other software to help identify and assess possible areas of vulnerability. These data are not intended to be used for navigation.

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