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USACE Sea Level Projections for Virginia Key

USACE2013.Rd

U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers (USACE) 2013 sea level rise projections for Virginia Key, as provided in Engineering Regulation ER 1100-2-8162. These projections represent future sea level rise scenarios, resulting in global sea level increases of approximately 0.2 meters (Low scenario), 0.5 meters (Intermediate scenario), and 1.5 meters (High scenario) by the year 2100.

Usage

data(USACE2013)

Format

A data frame containing the projections with columns as follows:

Year

Year of Projection (YYYY)

Low

Projections for the low emission scenario (m)

Int

Projections for the intermediate emission scenario (m)

High

Projections for the high emission scenario (m)

Source

U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers, via. USACE Sea Level Change Calculator: http://www.corpsclimate.us/ccaceslcurves.cfm