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SSP5-8.5
Standardized Precip Index (SPI-6)
Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)
Standardized Streamflow Index (SSI)
Storm surge on coastline - 10 Years return period
Storm surge on coastline - 100 Years return period
Storm surge on coastline - 1000 Years
Storm surge on coastline - 25 Years return period
Storm surge on coastline - 250 Years return period
Storm surge on coastline - 50 Years return period

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SSP5-8.5
Fossil-fueled Development – Taking the Highway (High challenges to mitigation, low challenges to adaptation)
This world places increasing faith in competitive markets, innovation and participatory societies to produce rapid technological progress and development of human capital as the path to sustainable development. Global markets are increasingly integrated. There are also strong investments in health, education, and institutions to enhance human and social capital. At the same time, the push for economic and social development is coupled with the exploitation of abundant fossil fuel resources and the adoption of resource and energy intensive lifestyles around the world. All these factors lead to rapid growth of the global economy, while global population peaks and declines in the 21st century. Local environmental problems like air pollution are successfully managed. There is faith in the ability to effectively manage social and ecological systems, including by geo-engineering if necessary.
Fossil-fueled Development – Taking the Highway (High challenges to mitigation, low challenges to adaptation)
This world places increasing faith in competitive markets, innovation and…
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Standardized Precip Index (SPI-6)
Index that compares cumulated precipitation for 6 months with the long term precipitation distribution for the same location and cumulation period. Units: 1 Index that compares cumulated precipitation for 6 months with the long term precipitation distribution for the same location and cumulation period. Units: 1 Read More
Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI)
SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index) measures precipitation deficits or excesses over a specified period, standardized to allow comparison across different climates and timescales, used primarily to assess meteorological drought. SPI (Standardized Precipitation Index) measures precipitation deficits or excesses over a specified period, standardized to allow comparison across different climates and timescales, used… Read More
Standardized Streamflow Index (SSI)
An index that standardizes river or streamflow data to detect and monitor hydrological droughts by comparing current streamflow to historical streamflow records. An index that standardizes river or streamflow data to detect and monitor hydrological droughts by comparing current streamflow to historical streamflow records. Read More
Storm surge on coastline - 10 Years return period
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 10 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries with storm surge hazard.

Storm surge hazard is modeled only along the coastline. The process involves generating a grid along the coastline and 5km inland. In fact, no backwater effects were modeled, this is only due to the continent's contour map (shapefile) version used to create the grid mentioned on the coastline.

In this project Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones were not included in the hazard assessment process. We considered only tropical cyclones as storms that develop in areas of low pressure over tropical oceans, and that are associated with several hazards such as strong winds and storm surge. These two hazards were assessed at a global level but given that although tropical cyclones are formed along the North Atlantic Ocean but do not occur in Europe, neither strong wings nor storm surge were modeled for European countries.
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 10 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries with… Read More
Storm surge on coastline - 100 Years return period
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 100 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries with storm surge hazard.

Storm surge hazard is modeled only along the coastline. The process involves generating a grid along the coastline and 5km inland. In fact, no backwater effects were modeled, this is only due to the continent's contour map (shapefile) version used to create the grid mentioned on the coastline.

In this project Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones were not included in the hazard assessment process. We considered only tropical cyclones as storms that develop in areas of low pressure over tropical oceans, and that are associated with several hazards such as strong winds and storm surge. These two hazards were assessed at a global level but given that although tropical cyclones are formed along the North Atlantic Ocean but do not occur in Europe, neither strong wings nor storm surge were modeled for European countries.
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 100 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries… Read More
Storm surge on coastline - 1000 Years
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 1000 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries with storm surge hazard.

Storm surge hazard is modeled only along the coastline. The process involves generating a grid along the coastline and 5km inland. In fact, no backwater effects were modeled, this is only due to the continent's contour map (shapefile) version used to create the grid mentioned on the coastline.

In this project Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones were not included in the hazard assessment process. We considered only tropical cyclones as storms that develop in areas of low pressure over tropical oceans, and that are associated with several hazards such as strong winds and storm surge. These two hazards were assessed at a global level but given that although tropical cyclones are formed along the North Atlantic Ocean but do not occur in Europe, neither strong wings nor storm surge were modeled for European countries.
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 1000 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries… Read More
Storm surge on coastline - 25 Years return period
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 25 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries with storm surge hazard.

Storm surge hazard is modeled only along the coastline. The process involves generating a grid along the coastline and 5km inland. In fact, no backwater effects were modeled, this is only due to the continent's contour map (shapefile) version used to create the grid mentioned on the coastline.

In this project Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones were not included in the hazard assessment process. We considered only tropical cyclones as storms that develop in areas of low pressure over tropical oceans, and that are associated with several hazards such as strong winds and storm surge. These two hazards were assessed at a global level but given that although tropical cyclones are formed along the North Atlantic Ocean but do not occur in Europe, neither strong wings nor storm surge were modeled for European countries.
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 25 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries with… Read More
Storm surge on coastline - 250 Years return period
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 250 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries with storm surge hazard.

Storm surge hazard is modeled only along the coastline. The process involves generating a grid along the coastline and 5km inland. In fact, no backwater effects were modeled, this is only due to the continent's contour map (shapefile) version used to create the grid mentioned on the coastline.

In this project Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones were not included in the hazard assessment process. We considered only tropical cyclones as storms that develop in areas of low pressure over tropical oceans, and that are associated with several hazards such as strong winds and storm surge. These two hazards were assessed at a global level but given that although tropical cyclones are formed along the North Atlantic Ocean but do not occur in Europe, neither strong wings nor storm surge were modeled for European countries.
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 250 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries… Read More
Storm surge on coastline - 50 Years return period
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 50 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries with storm surge hazard.

Storm surge hazard is modeled only along the coastline. The process involves generating a grid along the coastline and 5km inland. In fact, no backwater effects were modeled, this is only due to the continent's contour map (shapefile) version used to create the grid mentioned on the coastline.

In this project Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones were not included in the hazard assessment process. We considered only tropical cyclones as storms that develop in areas of low pressure over tropical oceans, and that are associated with several hazards such as strong winds and storm surge. These two hazards were assessed at a global level but given that although tropical cyclones are formed along the North Atlantic Ocean but do not occur in Europe, neither strong wings nor storm surge were modeled for European countries.
The storm surge hazard map indicates the mean run-up height on the coast for seven return periods. The return periods is 50 years. The map has coastal coverage with points in the countries with… Read More

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