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Hydrodynamic modelling of tidal inundation from sea level rise in Kakadu National Park

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Title

Hydrodynamic modelling of tidal inundation from sea level rise in Kakadu National Park,

Creator

Saunders, Kate, Woolard, Fletcher, Prakash, Mahesh,

Collection

E-Publications, E-Books, PublicationNT, Stage 1 Report [EP14519],

Date

2014-01-20,

Location

Kakadu National Park,

Description

"To inform the decision making and sustainable management of these rivers and coastal systems we used hydrodynamic modelling to predict the changes in intertidal zone for four sea level rise scenarios. These are a 0.00m rise for current day, a 0.14 m rise for 2030, a 0.70 m rise for 2070 and a 1.10 m rise for 2100. Our results predict that for 2030, there will be an increase of 14 % in the intertidal zone and by 2070, 89 % as compared with current day. For 2100, we predict almost 90 % of the floodplain to be saline inundated. For case sites of interest, Boggy Plain and Magela Creek, we predict saline inundation to occur for a sea level rise between +0.14 m and + 0.70 m. The estimated timescale of risk for these freshwater areas is therefore between 2030 and 2070." - Executive summary, Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,

Notes

Internal Client: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Wealth from Oceans Flagship External Client: Northern Territory Biodiversity Hub,

Table of contents

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Simulation inputs -- Validation -- Inundation predictions from sea level rise -- Discussion -- Model limitations -- Future directions -- Conclusion -- References,

Language

English,

Subject

Hydrodynamics, Hydrologic models, Scientific research, Saltwater intrusion,

Publisher name

CSIRO,

Place of publication

Canberra,

Series

Stage 1 Report [EP14519],

Format

v, 27 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.,

File type

application/pdf.,

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/291928,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/400947