Development of Sea Level Rise Scenarios for Climate Change Assessments of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Open-File Report 2010-1165 - Brossura

Doyle, Thomas W

 
9781288706150: Development of Sea Level Rise Scenarios for Climate Change Assessments of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Open-File Report 2010-1165
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ISBN 10: 1288706154 ISBN 13: 9781288706150
Casa editrice: BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2013

Sinossi

Rising sea level poses critical ecological and economical consequences for the low-lying megadeltas of the world where dependent populations and agriculture are at risk. The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is one of many deltas that are especially vulnerable because much of the land surface is below mean sea level and because there is a lack of coastal barrier protection. Food security related to rice and shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta is currently under threat from saltwater intrusion, relative sea level rise, and storm surge potential. Understanding the degree of potential change in sea level under climate change is needed to undertake regional assessments of potential impacts and to formulate adaptation strategies. This report provides constructed time series of potential sea level rise scenarios for the Mekong Delta region by incorporating (1) aspects of observed intra- and inter-annual sea level variability from tide records and (2) projected estimates for different rates of regional subsidence and accelerated eustacy through the year 2100 corresponding with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate models and emission scenarios.

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Editore
BiblioBazaar, LLC
Data di pubblicazione
2013
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1288706154
ISBN 13 
9781288706150
Rilegatura
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Numero di pagine
120
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