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RESUMO: A inundação costeira (IC) constitui um dos impactos mais
significativos da elevação do nível do mar (ENM) resultante das alterações
climáticas.Acidade de Bissau, que alberga ~25% da população da Guiné-Bissau,
já é afetada pela IC devido às marés e tempestades, esperando-se um
agravamento devido à ENM. Este artigo avaliou a vulnerabilidade à IC em
cenário de ENM na cidade de Bissau, através do modelo de superfície de
inundação única, considerando um valor único de inundação, aquireferido como
nível total de água (NTA) e uma superfície topográfica.Aextensão da inundação
foi quantificada e cartografada usando o NTA estimado para 2100 (5,2 m). Os
resultados indicam que a área potencialmente inundada corresponde a 29,3%
do total da área de estudo. A zona Sudoeste da cidade é a mais exposta à
inundação, devido à baixa altitude e ocupação desordenada de terrenos, tornando
esta região mais vulnerável num cenário de alterações climáticas.
ABSTRACT: Coastal flooding (CF), enhanced by climate change, is one of the most significant impacts of sea level rise (SLR). Bissau city, home to ~25% of Guinea-Bissau population is already affected by CF due to tides and storms. It is anticipated that the situation will deteriorate in coming decades with the expected scenarios of SLR. This article evaluated the vulnerability to coastal flooding of Bissau, using the single-value model, which considers two variables: inundation value and a topographic surface. The inundation value, here referred as total water level (TWL) was estimated by the sum of three vertical components: astronomical tide (AT), storm surge (SS) and the SLR estimation for the considered scenario. Thus, the inundation extension was quantified and mapped using a TWL estimated for the year 2100, and a high-precision global Digital Elevation Model (DEM – TanDEM-X) of the Bissau region. The results indicate that the land potentially to be flooded corresponds to 29.3% of the study area (94.9 km²). The Southwest zone of Bissau presents greater exposure to flooding, due to its low altitude. Also, the disorderly anthropogenic occupation of flooded lands, makes these areas more vulnerable in a climate change scenario.
ABSTRACT: Coastal flooding (CF), enhanced by climate change, is one of the most significant impacts of sea level rise (SLR). Bissau city, home to ~25% of Guinea-Bissau population is already affected by CF due to tides and storms. It is anticipated that the situation will deteriorate in coming decades with the expected scenarios of SLR. This article evaluated the vulnerability to coastal flooding of Bissau, using the single-value model, which considers two variables: inundation value and a topographic surface. The inundation value, here referred as total water level (TWL) was estimated by the sum of three vertical components: astronomical tide (AT), storm surge (SS) and the SLR estimation for the considered scenario. Thus, the inundation extension was quantified and mapped using a TWL estimated for the year 2100, and a high-precision global Digital Elevation Model (DEM – TanDEM-X) of the Bissau region. The results indicate that the land potentially to be flooded corresponds to 29.3% of the study area (94.9 km²). The Southwest zone of Bissau presents greater exposure to flooding, due to its low altitude. Also, the disorderly anthropogenic occupation of flooded lands, makes these areas more vulnerable in a climate change scenario.
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Modelo de inundação de superfície única TanDEM-X Sentinel 2 Mitigação Resiliência Single-value inundation model Mitigation Resilience
Citation
Fandé et al. 2020, ‘Quantificação e cartografia da extensão de inundação costeira em Bissau, Guiné-Bissau: perspetiva em cenário de alterações climáticas´, Comunicações Geológicas, vol. 107, nº 1 (especial), pp. 109-113.
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LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia