Misc
Glossary
| Term | Abbreviation | Meaning | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landmasses | - | Map of all landmasses in and around the region of interest | Input |
| WaveWatch III | - | Map of gridded wind and wave data that represent storm conditions | Input |
| Maximum Fetch Distance | - | Maximum distance in meters to extend rays from shore points | Input |
| Bathymetry | - | Map of bathymetry (ocean depth) | Input |
| Geomorphology | - | Map of relative exposure of each segment of coastline | Input |
| Habitats Table | - | Table that specifies spatial habitat data and parameters | Input |
| Continental Shelf Contour | - | Map of the edges of the continental shelf or other locally relevant bathymetry contour | Input |
| Population Search Radius | - | The radius around each shore point within which to compute the average population density | Input |
| Sea Level Rise | SLR | Map of sea level rise rates or amounts | Input |
| Exposure | - | The model computes the coastal exposure index by combining the ranks of up to seven biological and physical variables at each shoreline point. Ranks vary from very low exposure (rank=1) to very high exposure (rank=5), based on a mixture of user- and model-defined criteria | Output |
Model applications
- Zhang, Y., Wu, T., Arkema, K.K., Han, B., Lu, F., Ruckelshaus, M. and Ouyang, Z., 2021. Coastal vulnerability to climate change in China’s Bohai Economic Rim. Environment International, 147, p.106359.
- Arkema, K.K., Guannel, G., Verutes, G., Wood, S.A., Guerry, A., Ruckelshaus, M., Kareiva, P., Lacayo, M. and Silver, J.M., 2013. Coastal habitats shield people and property from sea-level rise and storms. Nature climate change, 3(10), pp.913-918.
- Caro, C., Marques, J.C., Cunha, P.P. and Teixeira, Z., 2020. Ecosystem services as a resilience descriptor in habitat risk assessment using the InVEST model. Ecological Indicators, 115, p.106426.
Related readings/videos
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Below is an incomplete list of readings (e.g., news articles 📰, government reports 📗, etc) and videos 📺 that might spark some cool ideas for your Studio projects.
Feel free to explore by yourself.
- 📰 📺 Saving Singapore’s shores. The Straits Times. JAN 2022.
- 📰 Flooding is inconvenient – now imagine if it happened all the time in S'pore. The Straits Times. 15 NOV 2022.
- 📰 PUB explores underground space to protect Singapore against rising sea levels. The Straits Times. 3 JAN 2023.
- 📰 What if East Coast Park and other coastal areas in Singapore go under water?. The Straits Times. 11 OCT 2022.
- 📰 How Singapore's mangroves can contribute in the battle against climate change. CNA. 05 SEP 2020.