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Record Nr.

UNINA9910698782503321

Titolo

Coastal sensitivity to sea level rise [[electronic resource] ] : a focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region / / report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research : Lead agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; other key participating agencies: U.S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; contributing agencies: Department of Transportation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Climate Change Science Program, , [2009]

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 298 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Synthesis and assessment product ; ; 4.1

Soggetti

Sea level - Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) - Forecasting

Coast changes - Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) - Forecasting

Climatic changes - Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) - Forecasting

Atlantic Coast (Middle Atlantic States) Environmental conditions Forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"January 15, 2009."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: The Physical Environment -- Part II: Societal Impacts and Implications -- Part III: Preparing for Sea-Level Rise -- Part IV: National Implications and a Science Strategy for Moving Forward -- Appendix 1: State and Local Information on Vulnerable Species and Coastal Policies in the Mid-Atlantic -- Appendix 2: Basic Approaches for Shoreline Change Projections -- Back Matter (Glossary, Scientific Names, Acronyms and Abbreviations).