Title | Impacts of Predicted Global Sea-Level Rise on Oregon Beaches and Tidelands |
Publication Type | Report |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Peterson, Curt D. |
Secondary Title | Geology Faculty Publications and Presentations |
Volume | Paper 45 |
Pagination | 19 p. |
Institution | Portland State University. Dept. of Geology, |
Call Number | Digital Open Access |
Keywords | beaches, climate change, earthquakes, erosion, estuaries, flooding, general, marshes, Oregon, salinity, sea level, subsidence, wetlands |
Notes | This report consists of two sections, one on the impact of climate change and its associated sea level rise on Oregon’s beaches, and another on the impact on Oregon tidelands and estuaries. “Two background sections on the expected impacts from predicted sea level rise on the Oregon coast were prepared for Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition’s ‘Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Project . . . . The two sections are developed for broad distribution to coastal residents, community leaders, government agencies, and other interested parties. The two non-technical sections use geometric or gradient change approaches to illustrate potential impacts of shoreline retreat and tideland submergence under conditions of accelerated global sea level rise, as predicted for the next century or two.” (from the Introduction) |
URL | https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geology_fac/45/ |