Coveney, Seamus and Fotheringham, Stewart and Charlton, Martin and Sweeney, John (2007) GPS verification of National Mapping Agency topographical data for generation of high - accuracy GPS - derived topographic model data for sea - level rise prediction in protected salt marsh areas. In: EUGeo 2007, 20-23 Aug 2007, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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Abstract

Global average temperatures have increas ed by approximately 0.6°C during the 20 th century, and are projected to increase by a minimum additional 1.4 °C by 2100. The relationship between atmospheric warmi ng and sea-level rise (SLR) is well documented, and is expected to lead to SLR of up to 0.8m by 2100 (IPCC, 2007). Estuaries are predominantly sedimentary environments, and are characterised by shallow sloping gradients, making them particularly sensitive to SLR. The Shannon estuary is the largest river estuary in Ireland and is designated as a Special Area of Conservation, providing legisl ative protection for a range of habitat types, including estuarine salt marsh (E.U., 1992).

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Lecture)
Keywords:	GPS verification; National Mapping Agency; topographical data; high-accuracy; GPS-derived topographic model data; sea-level rise prediction; protected salt marsh areas;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > National Centre for Geocomputation, NCG Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units, ICARUS
Item ID:	5869
Depositing User:	Martin Charlton
Date Deposited:	19 Feb 2015 11:55
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Organisation
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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