Sea Level Rise Assignment

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Sea Level Rise Assignment For this assignment, you will project and model sea level rise under different scenarios in Florida, as well as other urban areas in the US. This assignment is constituted of three (03) parts. 1) Part 1: Project sea level rise in Miami, FL (50 points). 2) Part 2: Model sea level rise in Florida and California (50 points). 3) Part 3: Watch and summarize the documentary "South Florida's Rising Seas Impact" (50 points). Your final submission will take the form of a single pdf document containing all three (03) parts. Please clearly label all three (03) parts as Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. PART 1 Part 1. Instructions 1. Go to: https://sealevel.nasa.gov/data_tools/18 2. Click on: “LAUNCH”, then “START” 3. Then, click on the blue dot that shows Viriginia Key, FL and write the sea level rise projection in the corresponding table. This projection is based on the following parameter (Decades: 2100; Scenario: Intermediate). To fill out the table, you need to: a) change decade and scenario. b) once you select “decade” and “scenario”, make sure to click on “update map” to refresh the data and then read the sea level rise projection. 4. WARNING: every time you change either decade or scenario or both, you must click on “update map” – otherwise, you will not be able to read the accurate value. Part 1. Tasks 1. Fill out the following table for Virginia Key, FL (15 points) – Some values are provided in the table for your own verification. Table 1. Sea level rise projection (ft) in Virginia Key, FL Virginia Key, FL Decades Scenarios Low Intermediate Low Intermediat e Intermediate High High 2040 0.75 0.99 2060 1.87 2080 1.25 2100 3.69 2. Based on the Table, answer the following questions: 2.1 What is the smallest sea level rise projection in Virginia Key, FL? When might it occur? Under which scenario? (5 pts)

2.2 What is the highest sea level rise projection in Virginia Key, FL? When might it occur? Under which scenario? (5 pts) 2.3 Click on Virginia Key, FL under: “2100” and “Intermediate.” Remember to click on “UPDATE MAP” Then go to “FULL PROJECTION” and “take a screenshot” – paste here the chart (sea level change ft vs year) (5 pts) Hint: Verify your data: Compare values from Table 1 vs values displayed on the chart as a function of year (decade) and (scenario) (are they the same?) HINT: values should be the same as a function of decade and scenario. 2.4 Describe what you understand from the chart (Which trend are you observing?) (sea level rise ft vs year) (5 pts) 2.5 From the chart below on the same page (Individual process contributions for sea level rise), change the year to “2100” and take a screenshot and paste the chart here (5pts) 2.6 From the previous chart (question 2.5), which process contributes the most for sea level rise in Virginia Key, FL in 2010 at the intermediate high? How much sea level rise is projected? (5pts) 2.7 For individual processes that contribute to sea level rise scenarios, define with your own words : (i) Antarctica, (ii) Sterodynamic sea level, (iii) Glaciers, (iv) Vertical land motion, and (v) Greenland. (Hint: find the definition by clicking on “ Find more information on the individual processes, click here ”) (5 pts) PART 2 Part 2. Instructions 1. Go to: https://sealevel.nasa.gov/vesl/web/sea-level/slr-eustatic/ 2. Click on Let’s go. Then you can model sea level rise by increasing the percentage of ice removal in both Antarctica and Greenland. While you change those percentages, you can see how ice coverage decrease (at the bottom left and right) and land cover decrease (flooding cover increase) on the map at the top of the page. You can also change the location (i.e., Florida, California, and Gulf Coast). Once you familiarize yourself with this tool, answer the following questions. Part 2. Tasks 1. What would be the sea level rise (m) in Florida by removing 10% of ice from Antarctica, and no ice removal (0%) in Greenland? Provide a screenshot (10 pts) 2. What would be the sea level rise (m) in Florida by removing 0% of ice from Antarctica, and 20% of ice in Greenland? Provide a screenshot (10 pts) 3. From question 1 and 2, which parameter (melting ice in Antarctica or melting ice in Greenland) has the greatest impact of sea level rise projections in FL? Describe the extent of the impact? (Hint: explain what you are observing from the Map at the top page, showing Florida) (10 pts)

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