I'm currently producing my final year dissertation which is investigating the impacts of sea-level rise on salt marshes of the south coast of England, namely in the Solent region.
I've managed to find saltmarsh extent from the Environment Agency which I've layered onto a map but I'm struggling to find any sea-level rise tools or data specific to the region that I can use to map projected sea-level rise?
Any help would be great!
Dear @Luke Colbeck-Tate,
You can use digital elevation models (DEM) to delineate projected inundation levels and assess the potential impacts of sea level rise (SLR) on the salt marshes of the south coast of England. If you have further questions, please feel free to ask me.
Dear @Luke Colbeck-Tate,
You can use digital elevation models (DEM) to delineate projected inundation levels and assess the potential impacts of sea level rise (SLR) on the salt marshes of the south coast of England. If you have further questions, please feel free to ask me.
Start here to determine your expectations for the various models and scenarios; https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WG1AR5_Chapter13_FINAL.pdf then https://sealevel.nasa.gov/ .... for the UK, I'd start here http://archive.ceda.ac.uk/
Most of the predictive data is as a matter of course, very coarse, and in the case of estuaries, it is going to be the effects at tidal ranges and variations of the effects of storm surges, for instance ( sterodynamics). https://sealevel.nasa.gov/understanding-sea-level/regional-sea-level/short-term-effects
For example, a given sea level rise may not make much difference in the Bay of Fundy with it's tidal range and winter weather effects as compared to elsewhere.
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