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CoSMoS-AK Modeled flood and erosion hazards at Golovin- Coastal Alaska

September 29, 2025

This data release consists of flood hazard maps from compound coastal hazards--specifically sea-level rise (SLR) and projected coastal storms. Products include projected flood depths, flood extents including uncertainties, water elevations, wave heights, velocity hazard, and erosion and sedimentation pattern. These are generated using a suite of numerical models driven by outputs from Global Climate Models (GCMs) included in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6; Haarsma and others, 2016). The resulting data include gridded maps and shapefiles that reflect projected coastal hazards due to sea level rise (SLR) and plausible future storm scenarios. These scenarios account for changes in storm behavior, reductions in sea ice cover, and natural variability. Flood simulations incorporate dynamic contributions from tides, storm surge, waves, and seasonal sea-level fluctuations--providing a comprehensive view of potential future flooding. Outputs cover six SLR scenarios (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, and 3.0 meters) combined with five storm return periods (1-year, 10-year, 20-year, 50-year, and 100-year events), along with a background condition representing no storm (only astronomical tides and average atmospheric conditions). Additionally, this data release includes the XBeach model used for Golovin, Alaska.

Publication Year 2025
Title CoSMoS-AK Modeled flood and erosion hazards at Golovin- Coastal Alaska
DOI 10.5066/P143PXZA
Authors Li Erikson, Anita C Engelstad, Kees Nederhoff, Ann E Gibbs, Maya K Hayden
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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