IMPACT OF POSSIBLE FUTURE CLIMATE ON COASTAL WINDS, STORM SURGES AND WAVE CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH SEA Hans VON STORCH, Arnt PFIZENMAYER, Ralf WEISSE, Katja WOTH, Institute for Coastal Research, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany IUGG Sapporo, 7 July 2003, MC08, FUTURE CHANGES IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL CLIMATE
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IMPACT OF POSSIBLE FUTURE CLIMATE ON COASTAL WINDS,
STORM SURGES AND WAVE CONDITIONS IN THE NORTH SEA
Hans VON STORCH, Arnt PFIZENMAYER, Ralf WEISSE, Katja WOTH, Institute for Coastal Research,
GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany
IUGG Sapporo, 7 July 2003, MC08, FUTURE CHANGES IN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL CLIMATE
Series of EU projects
• WASA (1995-97)
• STOWASUS (1998-2001)
• PRUDENCE (2001-2003)
WASA: Mögliche Änderung der Windgeschwindigkeit der größten Stürme bei CO2 Verdopplung
STOWASUS: Ein ähnliches Szenario
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WASA results: 5 years of T106 „2 x CO2“ time slice experiment
North Sea wind: increase of up to 0.5 m/s (10%ile)
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WASA results: 5 years of T106 „2 x CO2“ time slice experiment
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Zukünftige Szenarien
WASA: Mögliche Änderung der Höhen der größten Wellen bei CO2 Verdopplung
CDV-2075: Mögliche Änderung des Überspülens von Deichen bei CO2 Zunahme
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WASA results: 5 years of T106 „2 x CO2“ time slice experiment
North Sea waveheight: increase of up to 0.5 m (10%ile)
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STOWASUS results: 30 years of T106 „2 x CO2“ time slice experiment
North Sea wind: increase of up to 2 m/s (0.1%ile)
STOWASUS results: 30 years of T106 „2 x CO2“ time slice experiment
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North Sea elevation: increase of up to 40 cm (estimated 50 yr return values)
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North Sea waveheight: increase of up to 0.5 m (0.1%ile)
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PRUDENCE results: RCM downscaling of HADCM3 A2 scenario, 2070-2100
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PRUDENCE results: RCM downscaling of HADCM3 A2 scenario, 2070-2100
• Over the years, several projections for the changing storm and storm impact statistics in the North Sea area, related to anthropogenic arming, have been constructed.
• These projects WASA, STOWASUS and PRUDENCE have been or are funded by the European Commission.
Conclusions
The scenarios indicate uniformly for the North Sea:
• A slight increase of higher wind percentiles of up to 0.5-2 m/s.
• A slight increase of storm surge levels, of up to 20-40 cm.
• A slight increase in significant wave height of up to 0.5 m.
Conclusions
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