Description
Maps showing 1-50 and 1-100 year max water levels for baseline, 2030, 2055 and 2090 for Apia, Samoa. Data Location Details: Coastal areas of Apia, Samoa Area: North Latitude 13°S South Latitude 14.5°S East Longitude 171°W West Longitude 173.4°W
Lineage: Data provided by numerical simulations on CSIRO advanced scientific computational systems.
Credit: Data used in study includes: topographic and bathymetric LiDAR survey data provided by PACCSAP; bathymetric survey data provided by SPC-SOPAC; tide gauge data provided by Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the University of Hawaii; historical cyclone information from the IBTrACS database; NOAA/NCEP CFSR; and the PACCSAP wind-wave hindcast.
This publication was developed with support from the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning (PACCSAP) programme.
Publication Year | 2 013 |
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Language | English |
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Rights Statement | Copyright Commonwealth of Australia (CSIRO) 2013 (CC BY 3.0) |
Attribution Statement | Ron Hoeke et al. (2013): Storm Surge and Extreme Sea Level Risk Analysis in Apia, Samoa. Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) |
General Note | Custodian: For further information contact Ron Hoeke [email protected] |
Publisher | CSIRO |