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Projections of shoreline change for California due to 21st century sea-level rise

June 2, 2023

This dataset contains projections of shoreline change and uncertainty bands across California for future scenarios of sea-level rise (SLR). Projections were made using the Coastal Storm Modeling System - Coastal One-line Assimilated Simulation Tool (CoSMoS-COAST), a numerical model run in an ensemble forced with global-to-local nested wave models and assimilated with satellite-derived shoreline (SDS) observations across the state. Scenarios include 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 250, 300 and 500 centimeters (cm) of SLR by the year 2100. Output for SLR of 0 cm is also included, reflective of conditions in 2000.

Publication Year 2023
Title Projections of shoreline change for California due to 21st century sea-level rise
DOI 10.5066/P9CJMB2H
Authors Sean F Vitousek, Kilian Vos, Kristen Splinter, Andrea O'Neill, Amy Foxgrover, Maya K Hayden, Patrick Barnard, Li Erikson
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center