European coastal lowlands most vulnerable to sea level rise

Figure Created 12 Nov 2009 Published 12 Nov 2009 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

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Topics: Land use ,

Last upload:: 17 Jul 2006
Tags:: elevation , sea level , sea , floods , coastal ecosystems
Methodology:: The lowland was extracted from a global digital elevation model (DEM)/ digital terrain elevation model compiled by EEA and derived from the GTOPO30 dataset from U.S. Geological Survey. Detailed methodology information is available in the word document below. Assessing the results it should be taken into account that very narrow strips of coastal lowland is likely not to be included in the analysis. This entails that greater areas of lowland might be overestimated compared to narrow lowland areas in Europe. It should also be considered that the lowland results are more accurate in flat areas rather than in steeper areas of Europe. This is due to the calculation of the DEM.
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Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Processors:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Map