Vertical allowance gridded dataset for Canada
Sea level rise increases coastal flooding in many areas of Canada. The Canadian Extreme Water Level Adaptation tool has been developed to accommodate sea level rise. The infrastructure needs to be built higher in order to reduce the risk of flooding. The vertical allowance is the recommended height that the infrastructure to be raised in future years relative to year 2010. The vertical allowance depends on (1) statistics of historical storm surge and tides, and (2) the best estimate and associated uncertainty of future sea level rise. The vertical allowance preserves the frequency of flooding events at some future time under uncertain sea level rise. Vertical allowances are provided for scenarios based on the fifth assessment report (AR5) of IPCC for the period of 2020-2100 and the sixth assessment report (AR6) of IPCC for the period of 2020-2150.
Cite this data as: Zhai, L., Greenan, B., Perrie, W. Data of:
Vertical allowance gridded dataset for Canada.
Published: February 2024. Ocean Ecosystems Science Division, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Dartmouth, N.S.
https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/5c164079-9785-42fa-8fa5-d886ccbae3b3
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
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Technical ReportPDFEnglish guide PDF
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Vertical allowance gridded dataset for CanadaTIFFNo linguistic content; Not applicable dataset TIFF
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Data DictionaryPDFEnglish French guide PDF
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Vertical allowance gridded dataset for CanadaESRI RESTEnglish web_service ESRI REST
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Vertical allowance gridded dataset for CanadaESRI RESTFrench web_service ESRI REST
Contact Information
Delivery Point: Bedford Institute of Oceanography, 1 Challenger Drive, PO Box 1006
City: Dartmouth
Administrative Area: Nova Scotia
Postal Code: B2Y 4A2
Country: Canada
Electronic Mail Address: blair.greenan@dfo-mpo.gc.ca