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Mariana Islands: Projected coastal flooding extents for 1-, 20-, and 100-year return interval storms and 0.00, +0.25, +0.50, +1.00, +1.50, +2.00, and +3.00 meter sea-level rise scenarios

This data release provides flooding extent polygons based on sea-level rise and wave-driven total water levels for the coast of the most populated Mariana Islands of Guam and Saipan. Oceanographic, coastal engineering, ecologic, and geospatial data and tools were combined to evaluate the increased risks of storm-induced coastal flooding due to climate change and sea-level rise. We followed risk-based valuation approaches to map flooding due to waves and storm surge at 10-m2 resolution along these islands' coastlines for annual (1-year), 20-year, and 100-year return-interval storm events and +0.25 m, +0.50 m, +1.00 m, +1.50 m, +2.00 m, and +3.00 m sea-level rise scenarios.

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Author(s) Kristen C. Alkins orcid, Camila Gaido Lasserre, Borja Gonzalez Reguero, Curt D. Storlazzi orcid
Publication Date 2024-01-30
Beginning Date of Data 2023-01-03
Ending Date of Data 2023-04-01
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RIQ7S7
Citation Alkins, K.C., Lasserre, C.G., Reguero, B.G., and Storlazzi, C.D., 2024, Mariana Islands: Projected coastal flooding extents for 1-, 20-, and 100-year return interval storms and 0.00, +0.25, +0.50, +1.00, +1.50, +2.00, and +3.00 meter sea-level rise scenarios: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9RIQ7S7.
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Metadata Date 2026-03-24
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