New Zealand sea-level rise (NZ SeaRise)
Description
The NZ SeaRise: Te Tai Pari O Aotearoa programme has released location specific sea-level rise projections out to the year 2300 for every 2 km of the coast of Aotearoa New Zealand. These projections can be accessed through an online tool developed by Takiwā, a data management and analytics platform.
Users are able to see how much and how fast sea level will rise along the coast. The tool allows users to click on a particular location on the coast and see how much sea level is expected to rise, and by when, under different climate change scenarios.
Date: 2018 Version: v1
Owner: Antarctic Research Centre Wellington, NIWA, GNS Sceince, Antarctic Science Platform
Contact: NZ SeaRise Programme, Dao Polsiri: NZSeaRise@vuw.ac.nz
Link to website
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Dataset attributes
| Spatial extent | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Spatial resolution | 2km |
| Temporal extent | 2011 - 2300 |
| Temporal resolution | Every 10 years |
| Evaluation method (Validation) | |
| Evaluation result (Numeric) | |
| Evaluation result (Categorical) | |
| Uncertainty method | |
| Uncertainty data format (Numeric) | |
| Uncertainty data format (Categorical) |
Methodology
Methods are described in the NIWA webpage: https://niwa.co.nz/natural-hazards/hazards/sea-levels-and-sea-level-rise
- How are sea levels measured?
- What is contributing to rising sea level?
- Future sea-level rise projections
- NZ SeaRise project and maps
- Will the rise in sea level be a steady increase?
- If sea-level rise is only 2–3 millimetres per year, then why worry?
Fitness for purpose / limitations
This table indicates whether the dataset is suitable for different types of questions at different scales.
Note: Users should carefully consider their purpose as this dataset may not be suitable.
| Operational | Absolute | Relative | Screening/scoping | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block/farm | No | No | No | No |
| Multi-farms(5+) | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe | Maybe |
| Catchment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| National/regional | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Caveat(s) | Additional informations are provided in the NIWA webpage: https://niwa.co.nz/natural-hazards/hazards/sea-levels-and-sea-level-rise |
Data and Resources
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The NZ SeaRise websitePNG
License: CC BY 4.0 The Antarctic Research Centre at Te Herenga Waka:...
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NZ SeaRise_PREVIEW.pngPNG
License: CC BY 4.0 Description This is the data preview image for the...