Coastal population vulnerability to sea level rise and tropical cyclone intensification under global warming

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dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Celeste C.
dc.contributor.supervisorGraham, James
dc.contributor.supervisorByrne, James M.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-09T17:57:10Z
dc.date.available2014-10-09T17:57:10Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractThis research focuses on developing a framework for first order estimates of locations at risk to Tropical Cyclones (TC) and elevated water levels in coastal regions. The International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) 64 knot wind radii data identifies locations in the North Atlantic (NA) basin hit by hurricane strength storms. Geographic Information System (GIS) temporal and spatial analysis of IBTrACS data identifies impact zone locations where multiple TCs have occurred. Aster 30 m elevation data identifies locations within 5 and 10 m of sea level that may become inundated by TC storm surges. Population density and land cover data maps are created to identify urban and food production areas. Overlay maps are created of the coastal inundations, population, land cover, and hurricane track impact zones. Mapping results show the Bahamas and Cuba are most susceptible to the effects of tropical cyclone and storm surge inundation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3526
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0368en_US
dc.proquest.subject0626en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geography, 2014en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectCoastal vulnerabilityen_US
dc.subjectClimate change impactsen_US
dc.subjectTropical cycloneen_US
dc.subjectStorm surge
dc.subject.lcshGlobal warming
dc.subject.lcshCyclones--Tropics
dc.subject.lcshCyclone forecasting
dc.subject.lcshStorm surges--Bahamas
dc.subject.lcshStorm surges--Cuba
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleCoastal population vulnerability to sea level rise and tropical cyclone intensification under global warmingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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