Integrated Coastal Assessment

To estimate local rates of sea-­level rise along the Southeast’s Gulf Coast, the USGS is factoring in parameters to represent local processes that affect land­-surface elevation and other types of  ecosystem changes. The team will design new tools for decision makers to visualize and assess change in coastal regions where a combination of inundation, land loss, and habitat change already is occurring and is expected to continue. This project is a part of the Southeast Regional Assessment Project (SERAP).