Coastal elevations and sensitivity to sea level rise

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Comments on the draft report will be accepted through April 10, 2008. See also the Federal Register notice published on 25 February 2008, and Compiled Expert Comments [dtd February 12, 2008].

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Full Report [PDF] [15 Mb]

Individual Sections:

• Table of Contents [89 Kb]



• Preface [64 Kb]



• Executive Summary [135 Kb]



• Context: Sea-Level Rise and Its Effects on the Coast [273 Kb]



• Part I: The Physical Environment (includes ch1-ch4) [2 Mb]
  
  Chapter 1. Coastal Elevations
  Chapter 2. Ocean Coasts
  Chapter 3. Coastal Wetland Sustainability
  Chapter 4. Vulnerable Species



• Part II: Societal Impacts and Implications (includes ch5-ch8) [1 Mb]
  
  Chapter 5. Shore Protection and Retreat, Land Use and Wetland
  Chapter 6. Ppopulation, Land Use, and Infrastructure
  Chapter 7. Public Access
  Chapter 8. Coastal Flooding, Floodplains and Coastal Zone Management Issues



• Part III: Preparing for Sea-Level Rise (includes ch9-ch11) [296 Kb]
  
  Chapter 9. Implications for Decisions
  Chapter 10. Ongoing Adaptation
  Chapter 11. Institutional Barriers



• Part IV. Sensitivity to Sea-Level Rise at the Local Scale [644 Kb]



• Part V. Implications of Sea-Level Rise to the Nation [167 Kb]



• Part VI: A Science Strategy for Improving Our Understanding of Sea-Level Rise and its Impacts on U.S. Coasts [156 Kb]



• Appendix A. Long Island [190 Kb]



• Appendix B. New York Metropolitan Area [207 Kb]



• Appendix C. The New Jersey Shore [361 Kb]



• Appendix D. Delaware Estuary [489 Kb]



• Appendix E. The Atlantic Coast of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware (including coastal bays) [938 Kb]



• Appendix F. Chesapeake Bay [6 Mb]



• Appendix G. North Carolina [557 Kb]



• Appendix H. Basic Approaches for Shoreline Change and Land Loss Projections: Application to Fire Island, New York [433 Kb]



• Glossary [61 Kb]