Storm surge and extreme sea level risk analysis in Apia, Samoa

Storm surge and extreme sea level risk analysis in Apia, Samoa

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.

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