Prediction and Impact of Sea Level Rise on Properties and Infrastructure of Washington, DC

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1901-1918

  Ayyub, Bilal M ^a   Braileanu, Haralamb G ^a   Qureshi, Naeem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Inundation; Sea level rise; Washington, DC

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS; DATA BANK; DATA LAYER; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; GIS SOFTWARE; GOVERNMENT WEBSITES; GRAPHICAL VISUALIZATION; INUNDATION; LOCAL PROPERTY; LONG-TERM FUTURE; MILITARY INSTALLATIONS; NON-LINEAR MODEL; REAL ESTATE; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SEA LEVEL RISE; U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; WASHINGTON;

DAMAGE DETECTION; FLOODS; GLOBAL WARMING; SEA LEVEL;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

FLOODING; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GIS; GLOBAL WARMING; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; NONLINEARITY; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOFTWARE; VISUALIZATION;

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; WATER FLOW;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL WARMING; LINEAR MODELS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA];

EID: 84869489518     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01710.x     Document Type: Article

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