USGS Workshop on Sea-Level-Rise Impacts Held in Menlo Park, California

2008 | Publisher: USGS | Format: URL

soundwaves.usgs.gov — U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Western Region held an internal USGS workshop on Sea-Level-Rise Impacts on November 6-7, 2007, in Menlo Park, California. The meeting was attended by 30 scientists from four USGS disciplines (geology, geography, biology, and water) and 13 different science centers in the Western Region. In part a follow-up to the More... U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s Western Region held an internal USGS workshop on Sea-Level-Rise Impacts on November 6-7, 2007, in Menlo Park, California. The meeting was attended by 30 scientists from four USGS disciplines (geology, geography, biology, and water) and 13 different science centers in the Western Region. In part a follow-up to the Western Region's Climate Change workshop held October 10-11, the November workshop focused on just one important climate-change issue in the Western Region: the impacts of projected sea-level rise. The primary goal of attendees was to identify and develop new interdisciplinary-research opportunities and collaborations on sea-level-rise impacts to coastal settings in the Western United States. Breakout groups included discussions on Wetlands and Estuaries, High-Energy, Mid-Latitude Coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington, High-Latitude (Alaskan) Coasts, and Tropical Coasts. Less...