Vulnerability to sea-level rise of the coast of the Río Negro province

According to the global predictions by the International Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), the sea-level rise due to ocean thermal expansion and glacier mass loss will average 0.09 - 0.88 m between 1990 and 2100, with a trend toward an increasing rise rate. Potential impacts of this increasing rise ra...

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Autores principales: Kokot, R.R., Codignotto, J.O., Elissondo, M.
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spelling paperaa:paper_00044822_v59_n3_p477_Kokot2023-06-12T16:40:04Z Vulnerability to sea-level rise of the coast of the Río Negro province Rev. Asoc. Geol. Argent. 2004;59(3):477-487 Kokot, R.R. Codignotto, J.O. Elissondo, M. Climatic change Coastal erosion Coastal hazard Geomorphology Sea level change algorithm climate change coastal erosion coastal morphology hazard assessment sea level change Argentina Rio Negro [Argentina] South America Western Hemisphere World According to the global predictions by the International Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), the sea-level rise due to ocean thermal expansion and glacier mass loss will average 0.09 - 0.88 m between 1990 and 2100, with a trend toward an increasing rise rate. Potential impacts of this increasing rise rate relate to changes in the coastal area, including floods, increased coastal retreat, and saline intrusion in the coastal acquiferous and estuaries. In order to achieve an appropriate coastal management scheme in the Province of Río Negro, the area was divided into zones to show information of the level of hazard on a simple map. To identify areas of geological hazard related to permanent and/ or episodic floods, a database was prepared. The threatened or in-danger areas were identified by means of coastal vulnerability indices, also called susceptibility indices, which were calculated by means of an algorithm that relates different variables obtained from coastal geology, and oceanographic and climatological information. This index is defined by seven variables and can be used to identify areas in risk of erosion or permanent/temporary flood. The most vulnerable areas to sea level rise are Balneario El Salado (Playas Doradas), San Antonio Oeste - San Antonio Este, Caleta de los Loros, and the Río Negro mouth. By contrast, vulnerability of the coastal area located to the south of Punta Pórfido is low. © 2004 Asociación Geológica Argentina. Fil:Kokot, R.R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Codignotto, J.O. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Elissondo, M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2004 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00044822_v59_n3_p477_Kokot
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topic Climatic change
Coastal erosion
Coastal hazard
Geomorphology
Sea level change
algorithm
climate change
coastal erosion
coastal morphology
hazard assessment
sea level change
Argentina
Rio Negro [Argentina]
South America
Western Hemisphere
World
spellingShingle Climatic change
Coastal erosion
Coastal hazard
Geomorphology
Sea level change
algorithm
climate change
coastal erosion
coastal morphology
hazard assessment
sea level change
Argentina
Rio Negro [Argentina]
South America
Western Hemisphere
World
Kokot, R.R.
Codignotto, J.O.
Elissondo, M.
Vulnerability to sea-level rise of the coast of the Río Negro province
topic_facet Climatic change
Coastal erosion
Coastal hazard
Geomorphology
Sea level change
algorithm
climate change
coastal erosion
coastal morphology
hazard assessment
sea level change
Argentina
Rio Negro [Argentina]
South America
Western Hemisphere
World
description According to the global predictions by the International Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), the sea-level rise due to ocean thermal expansion and glacier mass loss will average 0.09 - 0.88 m between 1990 and 2100, with a trend toward an increasing rise rate. Potential impacts of this increasing rise rate relate to changes in the coastal area, including floods, increased coastal retreat, and saline intrusion in the coastal acquiferous and estuaries. In order to achieve an appropriate coastal management scheme in the Province of Río Negro, the area was divided into zones to show information of the level of hazard on a simple map. To identify areas of geological hazard related to permanent and/ or episodic floods, a database was prepared. The threatened or in-danger areas were identified by means of coastal vulnerability indices, also called susceptibility indices, which were calculated by means of an algorithm that relates different variables obtained from coastal geology, and oceanographic and climatological information. This index is defined by seven variables and can be used to identify areas in risk of erosion or permanent/temporary flood. The most vulnerable areas to sea level rise are Balneario El Salado (Playas Doradas), San Antonio Oeste - San Antonio Este, Caleta de los Loros, and the Río Negro mouth. By contrast, vulnerability of the coastal area located to the south of Punta Pórfido is low. © 2004 Asociación Geológica Argentina.
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title Vulnerability to sea-level rise of the coast of the Río Negro province
title_short Vulnerability to sea-level rise of the coast of the Río Negro province
title_full Vulnerability to sea-level rise of the coast of the Río Negro province
title_fullStr Vulnerability to sea-level rise of the coast of the Río Negro province
title_full_unstemmed Vulnerability to sea-level rise of the coast of the Río Negro province
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