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Title: Visualising Sea-level Rise
Description: The Nova Scotia Department of the Environment through the Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions (ACAS) Association is interested in fostering communities that are resilient to the anticipated...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Paul Maher, Eric Rapaport, Patricia Manuel
Date: 2012
Keywords: appraisal tools, sea level rise
Type: report

Title: Geomorphic Shoreline Classification of Prince Edward Island
Description: This report documents the input data used in developing the shoreline classification, the procedures implemented to classify the shoreline and metocean conditions along the shore and the resulting...
Author(s)/Creator(s): M. Davies
Date: 2011
Keywords: erosion, sensitivity mapping, shoreline classification
Type: report

Title: Lidar processing and Flood Risk Mapping for Coastal Areas in the District of Lunenburg, Town and District of Yarmouth, Amherst, Count Cumberland, Wolfville and Windsor
Description: The purpose of this project was to determine the extent of various coastal flood levels for the five ACAS case study communities around the province (Fig. 1). In addition to producing the flood...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Tim Webster, Kevin McGuigan, Candace MacDonald
Date: 2011
Keywords: climatological data, flooding
Type: report

Title: Provincial Flood Risk and Vulnerability Analysis
Keywords: Sea level rise, Inland flooding
Project Need: In the 1980s, many communities with known and extensive flooding events were mapped with 100-year and 20-year return period flood risk zones designated. Since their creation, these maps have been...
Type: project profile

Title: Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Hazard Mapping in Prince Edward Island
Keywords: Sea Level Rise
Project Need: Sea level is rising in Prince Edward Island. A 30 cm rise has been observed at the Charlottetown tide gauge since 1900. Climate change scenarios suggest that a sea level rise of 100 cm can be...
Project Benefits: Identifying areas in Prince Edward Island that are at risk due to sea level rise and storm surge will contribute to emergency planning, coastal protection / adaptation strategies and appropriate...
Type: project profile

Title: Extreme Waves and Wave Runup in Halifax Harbour under Climate Change Scenarios
Description: Estimates for sea level rise in Halifax Harbour, in the context of climate change, are presented that consider three high water level scenarios, based on climate change scenarios and estimates for...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Fumin Xu, Will Perrie
Date: 2012
Keywords: coastal wave frequency, sea level rise, coastal wave height
Type: report

Title: Hydrotechnical study of Stephenville Crossing/Black Duck Siding: Final Report: Volume 1
Description: WRMD engaged Hatch in July2010 to update the 1988 Hydrotechnical Study of the Stephenville Crossing and Black Duck Siding Areas. The technical guidelines developed under the Canada-Newfoundland...
Date: 2012
Type: report

Title: Forecasting Economic Damages from Storm Surge Flooding: A Case Study in the Tantramar Region of New Brunswick
Description: Climate change-related hazards (e.g., intensified storms, coastal flooding associated with sea level rise, etc.) are globally pervasive yet geographically-specific problems that demand a societal...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Jeff Wilson, Ryan Trenholm, James Bornemann, David Lieske
Date: 2012
Keywords: flooding, storm surges, infrastructure at risk
Type: case study

Title: Updated Sea-Level Rise and Flooding Estimates for New Brunswick Coastal Sections
Description: This report is an update to Sea-Level Rise and Flooding Estimates for New Brunswick Coastal Sections (Daigle, 2012).
Author(s)/Creator(s): R.J. Daigle
Date: 2014
Keywords: flooding, sea level rise
Type: report

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