Transcript Coastal Issues facing the MACOORA States

State Partnerships:
Coastal & Environmental Issues
Facing the MACOORA States
November 17, 2009
MACOORA
Kate Zultner
Coastal States Organization
www.coastalstates.org
Overview
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Critical issues facing the coastal states
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Renewable energy data needs
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Climate change data needs
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MACOORA Workshop
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Conclusions/ Next Steps
Major Issues: Mid-Atlantic States
Habitat conservation & protection
Ocean & coastal ecosystem health
Maritime communities & security
Adaptation to climate change &
coastal hazards
Ocean energy planning & management
www.coastalstates.org
Renewable Energy:
Data, Modeling & Mapping Needs
Comprehensive seafloor/ lakebed baseline mapping
(i.e. bathymetric; LIDAR, aquatic habitat characterization; etc.)
Spatial mapping of human uses in coastal & ocean areas
(i.e. fishing; recreation; protected; navigation; etc.)
In-situ monitoring & lab modeling of impacts of devices & technology
(i.e. circulation; water quality; coastal processes; navigation; fish & wildlife etc.)
Cumulative impact analysis by state and region
(i.e. size ; number of projects; transmission lines; etc. )
Prospecting/ permitting decision support tools
(i.e. GIS, Coastal GEMS, Lakebed Alteration Tool; Marine Cadastre; etc.)
Aquatic & wildlife assessments (pre, during & post construction)
(i.e. migration; EMF; acoustic; wave reduction; radar etc. )
Climate Change- SLR:
Data, Modeling & Mapping Needs
High resolution topographic data (LIDAR)
1-5m; every 5 yrs. For change analysis, integrate onto GIS maps
Near-shore data
Shallow water bathymetry, mean high water, wave, wind, etc.
Inundation models & vulnerability assessments (regional & street level scale)
assess impacts to infrastructure, coastal habitats , shoreline by SLR
Socio-economic data
impact assessments for engaging state & local government
Surge & storm forecasting models (high resolution atmospheric)
integration of atmospheric & ocean models, SLR linked models
Centralized data, GIS storage location (regional)
info. exchange, store & deliver data for planning/ decision making
MACOORA Workshop on Inundation Response:
Managers’ Need for Coastal & Ocean Observations, 2006
Sample Summary of Needs:
o Higher resolution projections of flooding impacts (at the street level)
o Near-real time data
o Near shore bathymetry & topography
o Better observations for tidal gauges
o Wave, wind, and current data
Sample of Products/ Successes:
o Chesapeake Bay Inundation Model
o Chesapeake Inundation Prediction
System (CIPS)
o Delaware River Commission
Any Questions?
Kate Zultner
Policy Coordinator
Coastal States Organization
[email protected]
www.coastalstates.org