A Methodology for Assessing the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Representative Military Installation in the Southwestern United States (RC-1703)

Abstract

The objective of the project was to develop an analysis framework and methodologies for evaluation of coastal military installation vulnerabilities and test them under prescribed scenarios of increased local mean sea level (0.5 meters, 1.0 meters, 1.5 meters and 2.0 meters) over the next century. Methodologies were developed to assess the potential scope and magnitude of impacts from physical effects of flooding (wetting that occurs infrequently), inundation (wetting occurs regularly), erosion, seawater intrusion, and alteration of tidal flows. Assessment methodologies targeted potential vulnerabilities of buildings, civil infrastructure, training areas, and waterfront and coastal structures. The project focused on conditions in the southwestern United States (U.S.) and utilized the key coastal military installations at Naval Base Coronado (NBC) and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (MCBCP) to test the approach.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA626836

Entities

People

  • Bart Chadwick
  • Marissa Brand
  • Pei Fang Wang

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Protection
  • Flood Control
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Ridges
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Terrain
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.