Water modeler: A component of a coastal zone decision support system to generate flood-risk maps from storm surge events and sea-level rise

Geomatica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 393-406

  Webster, Tim L ^a   Mosher, Roger ^a   Pearson, Mike ^b  

^a NOVA SCOTIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b GeoNet Technologies Inc

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL COMMUNITIES; COASTAL FLOODING; COASTAL FLOODS; CURRENT RATES; DECISION SUPPORTS; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS; GEOMATICS; HALIFAX; HIGH PROBABILITIES; HIGH-RESOLUTION LIDARS; NEW TOOLS; NOVA SCOTIAS; RELATIVE SEA LEVELS; RETURN PERIODS; RISK MAPS; SEA-LEVEL; SEA-LEVEL RISE; SOFTWARE TOOLS; STORM SURGES; TIDE GAUGES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL RADAR; PROBABILITY; RISK PERCEPTION; SEAWATER; SURVEYING; TIDE GAGES; TIME SERIES; WATER LEVELS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOOD; FLOODING; HURRICANE JUAN 2003; LIDAR; MAPPING METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOFTWARE; STORM SURGE; TIDE GAUGE; TIME SERIES;

EID: 64949083584     PISSN: 11951036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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