Benefits of Ocean Observing Catalog (BOOC)
Description
NOAA Office:OCM
Duration of Use Case:Complete
Link to Case:https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/crmp/plan
Geographic Location:
Is the Use Case Published?No
Primary Use:Coastal Resiliance
Which Marine Industries Benefit from the case:Ports, Coastal Infrastructure
Case Benefits:The data helped the state of Virginia, it’s regional planning entities, localities, and stakeholders understand how flooding will change, and the associated risk to communities, infrastructure, natural and social receptors. The information provides a strong foundation to justify continued investments in coastal resilience to protect the quality of life and economy of Virginia communities.
Description:For the development of the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Plan, we used NOAA VDatum to provide state-wide representation of tidal elevations. Sea Level Rise scenario data were leveraged from the 2017 Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States. Long-term sea level trends from NOAA CO-OPS were used to adjust water level and sea level rise data to a common tidal epoch. Authoritative mapping products and summaries were developed depicting existing and future flood exposure to community, critical infrastructure, natural, and social systems. These were presented in both the first Coastal Master Plan document for Virginia, and the study data portal.
URL
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/crmp/plan#plan
Document Object Identifiers (DOI)
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/crmp/document/virginiacoastalresiliencemasterplan.pdf
Start Year
2017
End Year
2021
Published Year
2021
Large Marine Ecosystem Area
Southeast US Continental Shelf
Ocean
Atlantic
Sea
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Country
USA
Case Product Name
None
Product Type
Report
Product Format
Product URI
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/crmp/document/virginiacoastalresiliencemasterplan.pdf
Publisher
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Publisher City
Richmond
Publisher Country
United States
Publisher State
Virginia
Publisher/Distributor URL
https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/
Data Source
SECOORA--https://portal.secoora.org/
Data Source URL
https://portal.secoora.org/
User Type
Planners, Regulators, Researchers
Data Type
Satellite Imagery and Wind Speeds
OOS Variable
Sea state
Observation Type
Physics
Economic Sectors Benefitting
Transportation and Storage
Industries Benefitting
Cargo Handling
Data Services Used
Many and Varied
Ecosystem Benefits, Non-human
Many and Varied
Ecosystem Benefits, Human
Public Safety
Type of Ecosystem Service
Regulation and Maintenance Services
Ecosystem Regulation/Maintenance Services
Maintaining nursery populations and habitats (Including gene pool protection
Ecosytem Cultural Services
Many and varied
Ecosystem Provisioning Services
None
Benefits Documented by Use?
Yes
Benefits Quantified?
Yes
Monetary Value of Benefits
Yes
Recommended Citation
CO-OPS and OCM
(2022)
"Virginia Coastal Master Plan,"
Benefits of Ocean Observing Catalog (BOOC): Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 24.
DOI: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/crmp/document/virginiacoastalresiliencemasterplan.pdf
Available at:
https://cbe.miis.edu/booc/vol2/iss1/24
Document Type
Article