New elevation data triple estimates of global vulnerability to sea-level rise and coastal flooding

Accurate estimates of global mean sea-level rise are important. Here the authors employ a new digital elevation model (DEM) utilizing neural networks and show that the new DEM more than triples the NASA SRTM-based estimates of current global population occupying land below projected sea levels in 21...

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Autores principales: Scott A. Kulp, Benjamin H. Strauss
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/b7166cd7102c45feaa2f95e6d1813001
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Sumario:Accurate estimates of global mean sea-level rise are important. Here the authors employ a new digital elevation model (DEM) utilizing neural networks and show that the new DEM more than triples the NASA SRTM-based estimates of current global population occupying land below projected sea levels in 2100, with more than 200 million people could be affected based on RCP4.5 and 2 degC of warming.