Alexander, Clark R.

Boynton, Jessica

Corbett, Reide D.

Dennis, Julie

Howard, Scott

Jackson, Chester

Jaeger, John M.

Kline, Jennifer

Richardson, Ken

Walsh, J. P.

English

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AMBUR-HVA: A New Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Regional Coastal Resiliency Planning

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University of New Orleans ScholarWorks@UNO Coastal Resilience Workshop AMBUR-HVA: A New Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Regional Coastal Resiliency Planning Clark R. Alexander Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Scott Howard South Carolina Geological Survey Chester Jackson Georgia Southern University John M. Jaeger University of Florida J. P. Walsh East Carolina University See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/resilience Alexander, Clark R.; Howard, Scott; Jackson, Chester; Jaeger, John M.; Walsh, J. P.; Corbett, Reide D.; Boynton, Jessica; Dennis, Julie; Kline, Jennifer; and Richardson, Ken, "AMBUR-HVA: A New Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Regional Coastal Resiliency Planning" (2015). Coastal Resilience Workshop. 7. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/resilience/2015/posters/7 This Event is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UNO. It has been accepted for inclusion in Coastal Resilience Workshop by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UNO. For more information, please contact scholarworks@uno.edu. Presenter Information Clark R. Alexander, Scott Howard, Chester Jackson, John M. Jaeger, J. P. Walsh, Reide D. Corbett, Jessica Boynton, Julie Dennis, Jennifer Kline, and Ken Richardson This event is available at ScholarWorks@UNO: https://scholarworks.uno.edu/resilience/2015/posters/7 AMBUR-HVA: A New Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Regional Coastal Resiliency Planning Technical LeadsClark R. AlexanderSkidaway Institute of OceanographyScott HowardSouth Carolina Geological Survey Chester JacksonGeorgia Southern UniversityJohn M. JaegerUniversity of FloridaJ.P. Walsh, Reide D. CorbettEast Carolina UniversityManagement LeadsJennifer Kline GDNR– Coastal Resources Division Ken RichardsonNCDNER -Division of Coastal ManagementJessica BoyntonJulie Dennis Florida Dept. of Economic OpportunitySCDHEC - Ocean and Coastal Resource ManagementLayer DescriptionHistorical shorelinesDetailed shoreline positions and classifications that also include locations of shoreline armoring/stabilization.  Shorelines are analyzed in AMBUR-SCA to generate shoreline change data.AMBUR transects*Shoreline change data generated from AMBUR-SCA .  Contains erosion rates, morphologic classifications, variability of movements and other metrics (need to use v. 1.1.14).SLOSH* Estimates storm surge heights resulting from historical, hypothetical or predicted hurricanes (USACE or NWS polygon grids)FEMA Q3/DFIRM* Areas potentially impacted by floodingSoVI* Social vulnerability index that assists with determining populations at risk to environmental hazardsAMBUR-HVA Targeted Geospatial Inputs*For direct use in AMBUR-HVA v.0.91 beta tool for shorelines and inland areas.R install command:  install.packages("ambur", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")  Jekyll Island Workflow in AMBURclassify shorelines Export shoreline analysis statistics for the transects  extending across  the envelope of changeFA D E B C Incorporates Numerous Shoreline Typessandy beach marsh platform hard stabilizedlow sediment bank vegetated bank high bluffCoastal Vulnerability AnalysisAMBUR-HVAFOUR Primary HVA ToolsR install command:  install.packages("ambur", repos="http://R-Forge.R-project.org")  -Shoreline Change Tool-Inundation Tool-Social Vulnerability Scaling Tool-Composite HVA ToolsInundation/Flooding & Social Vulnerability Shoreline Change Rates (SCR) Parameter Ranking SLOSH Category Flood Zone CategorySoVI scores Parameter Ranking SCR (m/yr) Parameter Ranking SCR Temporal Variability SCR  Spatial Variability 5 (highest) 1 V, VE, Open Water > 6.77 5 (highest) < -1 High > 0.5 > 0.16 4 2 A, AE, AH 4.06 to 6.77 4 -0.2 to -1 Medium 0.2 to 0.5 0.074 to 0.16 3 3 B -1.37 to 4.06 3 -0.2 to 0.2 2 4 C, X, X500 -4.09 to -1.37 2 0.2 to 1 1 (lowest) 5 D, 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARD< -4.09 1 (lowest) > 1 Low < 0.2 < 0.074 SLOSH = Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from Hurricanes SoVI = Social Vulnerability Index Data layer rankings for HVA index calculations in AMBUR-HVAAcknowledgmentsThis project was sponsored by the Governors' South Atlantic Alliance (GSAA) through the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award No. NA12NOS4730007.Layer Description historical shorelines* Detailed shoreline positions and classifications that also include locations of shoreline armoring/stabilization.  Shorelines are analyzed in AMBUR to generate shoreline change data.AMBUR transects* Shoreline change data generated from initial AMBUR analysis.  Contains erosion rates, morphologic classifications, variability of movements, and other metrics.SLOSH* Estimates storm surge heights resulting from historical, hypothetical, or predicted hurricanesFEMA Q3/DFIRM* Areas potentially impacted by floodingSoVI* Social vulnerability index that assists with determining populations at risk to environmental hazardsASCE 7-98 wind zones Areas potentially impacted to hurricane force windsdigital elevation model (LiDAR)* Elevations and slope of areas adjacent to shorelinesFetch Wind/wave exposure.National Wetlands InventoryDetailed classifications of wetland types adjacent to shorelines.  Assists with determining specific habitat loss/vulnerability.Environmental Sensitivity Index*Coastal resources at risk to oil spills.  Contains detailed geomorphologic classifications of areas adjacent to shorelines in addition to the sensitivity index.Parcels Areas that help to determine built environment.Building Footprints Areas that help to determine built environment. AMBUR-HVA Targeted Geospatial Inputs (current and future potential development) Future Tool Development} Over 10,000 km of shorelines for calibration } 58,178 transect locations for calibration } Data from 4 States encompassing varying coastal geologic/geomorphic settings } 4 primary data layers (shoreline, inland inundation/flooding, & social vulnerability components) } Nearly 1000 lines of code } GUI that simplifies analysis } Built and refined from input from both coastal scientists and managers } Intended to be scientifically defensible Tool HighlightsGuana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research ReserveNet Shoreline Change Absolute Shoreline Change Shoreline Change + Inundation Risk Shoreline Change + Social Vulnerability Combined Hazard VulnerabilityFurther InformationLink to the download for the HVA and AMBUR tools• HVA: http://r-forge.r-project.org/R/?group_id=476• AMBUR: http://r-forge.r-project.org/R/?group_id=476 • Tool documentation: http://ambur.r-forge.r-project.org/Links to the four dataset components• Storm surge (SLOSH): http://slosh.nws.noaa.gov • Shoreline change: Your output from the AMBUR software is used. • FEMA Flood Maps:https://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/FemaWelcom-eView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1• Social Vulnerability Index: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/digitalcoast/ Links to GSAA• Home page: http://www.southatlanticalliance.org/ • Data portal: http://www.gsaaportal.org/ ContactsGeneral questions about GSAA: Kristine Cherry, Regional Alliance Co-ordinator, kristine.cherry@gsaalliance.orgAMBUR or HVA technical questions: Dr. Chester Jackson, Georgia Southern University, cjackson@georgiasouthern.edu

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