| Title | Evacuation and Adaptation for Sea Level Rise |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 65012 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Phoowarawutthipanich, Aphisit; Murray-Tuite, Pamela; Hancock, Kathleen; Rakha, Hesham; Aljamal, Mohammad; Du, Jianhe; El-Shawarby, Ihab; Richardson, Willine; Smith, Brian |
| Corporate Creator | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Clemson University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Transportation Institute; Morgan State University; University of Virginia |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research |
| Publisher | Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research |
| Publication Date | 20171010 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | While hurricane evacuation notices are typically timed to attempt to clear evacuees from the roadways prior to the arrival of tropical storm force (or greater) winds, low lying areas must also be concerned about storm surge flooding, particularly for surge forerunners and as sea levels rise. This report uses water level time series data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to identify the roads and areas of Norfolk and Virginia Beach vulnerable to storm surge flooding and sea level rise. The data were analyzed in conjunction with the terrain model. This study investigates three conditions, including (1) the base condition which is defined as the condition under storms modeled on mean sea level with wave effects, no sea level change, no astronomical tides, (2) the base condition plus tide, and (3) the base condition plus tide and 1.0 meter of sea level rise. For the analysis process, GIS was used to locate flooded areas and roads. Conditions 1 and 2 had similar results. The ranges of highest flood levels for conditions 2 and 3 are 1.5 to 4.5 meters and 2.5 to 5.2 meters, respectively. The percentages of flooded risk areas for condition 2 ranges from 4 % to 27%, while for condition 3 the range is 22% to 26% before the peak period, and more than half of the area is flooded during the peak period. |
| Rosap ID | dot:36623 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/36623 |
| TRT Terms | Sea level; Global warming; Climate change; Flood protection; Storm surges; Aggressive waters; Evacuation |
| General Subjects | Sea level rise; evacuation; traffic simulation; adaptation; storm surge; flood barriers; flood walls; bio-retention |
| Classification | NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Environment Impacts |
| Geographical Coverage |
Middle Atlantic States |
| Contract Number | DTRT13-G-UTC33 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/65000/65000/65012/Evacuation-and-Adaptation-for-Sea-Level-Rise.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |