Vulnerability assessment of the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coast to climate change

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• 作者：Mohamed E. Hereher
• 关键词：Saudi Arabia ; Coastal vulnerability index ; Remote sensing ; Climate change
• 刊名：Environmental Earth Sciences
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：January 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：75
• 期：1
• 全文大小：3,266 KB
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• 作者单位：Mohamed E. Hereher (1) (2)
  
  1. Biology Department, Faculty of Science, The University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
  2. Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Damietta University, New Damietta, Egypt
  
• 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
• 刊物主题：None Assigned
• 出版者：Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• ISSN：1866-6299

文摘

Climate changes in terms of sea level rise and global warming impose different ramifications upon the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia, which extends to 1840 km and witnesses accelerated urban development. The shoreline is mostly resistant to erosion and inundation by seawater due to the inherent hard nature and the relatively higher relief. Digital elevation models reveal that only about 890 km2 of the coast occurs below 1 m. Global warming has a more conceivable impact upon the coast as numerous coral reef ecosystems exist, and the harm is inevitable. The coastal vulnerability index indicates that about 16 % of the coast is under high vulnerability, whereas 44 % of the coast is intimately low vulnerable to climate change. Higher vulnerable coastal segments include: relatively flat and lowlands; inhabited; and/or coral-mangrove-rich shorelines. Coastal zone management and rescue plans are essential to protect coastal resources for a long-term sustainable development. Keywords Saudi Arabia Coastal vulnerability index Remote sensing Climate change