Responding to Changes in Sea Level

Committee on Engineering Implications of Changes in Relative Mean Sea Level, Marine Board, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Relative Mean Sea Level; 4 2 Assessment of Changes in Relative Mean Sea Level; 5 3 Relative Sea Level Rise Effects and Responses; 6 4 Affected Hydrodynamic Processes; 7 5 Effects of Sea Level Rise in the Coastal Zone; 8 6 Alternative Responses; 9 7 Assessment of Response Strategies for Specific Facilities and Systems; 10 8 Decisions for the Future; 11 9 Conclusions and Recommendations; 12 References; 13 Appendix A: Summary of Committee Expertise; 14 Appendix B: Acknowledgments; 15 Index