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The Coastal Landscape
Image: Author
Global Climate Change & New Jersey
Images: NJCMP; Union of Concerned Scientists
NJ & Sea Level Rise
Image: Image: Union Psuty of & Ofiara, Concerned “Coastal Scientists, Hazard“Confronting Management: Climate Lessons Change and Future in the U.S. Directions Northeast” from (2007). New Jersey” (2002).
Wetland Dynamics
Varies by geomorphology Factors include:
Slope/erodibility Sl / dibilit Sediment flux Flood frequency q y Subsidence Disturbance
Image: Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and Implications for Environmental Management; Circular 1316
SLR – Anticipated Extent & Flooding
Images: “Future Sea Level Rise and the New Jersey Coast: Assessing Potential Impacts and Opportunities,” Cooper, Beevers & Oppenheimer, (2005).
SLR – Anticipated Extent & Flooding
Image: “Vulnerability of New Jersey’s Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise,” Lathrop & Love, (2007).
Wetland Dynamics – SLR Uncertainty
Images: Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and Implications for Environmental Management, Circular 1316.
Wetland Migration Impedance
Image: “Vulnerability of New Jersey’s Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise,” Lathrop & Love, (2007).
Spatial Planning
Retreat Zones Created by Lathrop & Love: “Vulnerability of New Jersey’s Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise”
NFIP/Community Rating
Image: National Flood Insurance Program website
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)
Image: Kirk Waters. “Lidar Applications: Coastal and Floodplain Mapping.” New Jersey Lidar Remote Sensing Workshop. October 17, 2007
Coastal Planning Efforts
Image: Author via I-MapNJ
Coastal Planning Efforts
Images: John Tyrawski, NJDEP-BGIS
Thank You
The Coastal Landscape
Image: Author
Global Climate Change & New Jersey
Images: NJCMP; Union of Concerned Scientists
NJ & Sea Level Rise
Image: Image: Union Psuty of & Ofiara, Concerned “Coastal Scientists, Hazard“Confronting Management: Climate Lessons Change and Future in the U.S. Directions Northeast” from (2007). New Jersey” (2002).
Wetland Dynamics
Varies by geomorphology Factors include:
Slope/erodibility Sl / dibilit Sediment flux Flood frequency q y Subsidence Disturbance
Image: Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and Implications for Environmental Management; Circular 1316
SLR – Anticipated Extent & Flooding
Images: “Future Sea Level Rise and the New Jersey Coast: Assessing Potential Impacts and Opportunities,” Cooper, Beevers & Oppenheimer, (2005).
SLR – Anticipated Extent & Flooding
Image: “Vulnerability of New Jersey’s Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise,” Lathrop & Love, (2007).
Wetland Dynamics – SLR Uncertainty
Images: Synthesis of U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem and Implications for Environmental Management, Circular 1316.
Wetland Migration Impedance
Image: “Vulnerability of New Jersey’s Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise,” Lathrop & Love, (2007).
Spatial Planning
Retreat Zones Created by Lathrop & Love: “Vulnerability of New Jersey’s Coastal Habitats to Sea Level Rise”
NFIP/Community Rating
Image: National Flood Insurance Program website
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)
Image: Kirk Waters. “Lidar Applications: Coastal and Floodplain Mapping.” New Jersey Lidar Remote Sensing Workshop. October 17, 2007
Coastal Planning Efforts
Image: Author via I-MapNJ
Coastal Planning Efforts
Images: John Tyrawski, NJDEP-BGIS
Thank You
