Greenhouse effect and sea level rise: a challenge for this generation

Book · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6429665

Barth, M C; Titus, J G

These papers elaborate on how to deal with a catastrophic result of the ''greenhouse effect'' -- a global warming that could raise the sea level several feet by the end of the century. Topics of discussion include: physical impact of sea level rise, coastal geomorphic responses, climate sensitivity to increasing greenhouse gases and control of erosion. Inundation and salinity intrusion is reviewed, as well as economic analysis and planning for coastal disasters. There is a section which reviews implications for hazardous waste sites and siting in coastal floorplains.

• OSTI ID: 6429665
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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58 GEOSCIENCES
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
CARBON DIOXIDE
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
COASTAL REGIONS
DISASTERS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
RISK ASSESSMENT
CLIMATES
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EMERGENCY PLANS
EROSION
GEOMORPHOLOGY
GLOBAL ASPECTS
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
INTRUSION
MARINE DISPOSAL
RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS
SEA LEVEL
WASTE DISPOSAL
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
ECONOMICS
GEOLOGY
LEVELS
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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520600 - Environment
Aquatic- Regulations - (-1989)
290300 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment
Health
& Safety
500600 - Environment
Atmospheric- Regulations- (-1989)