An integrated modeling project merges biological and hydrological models to assess ecological consequences of sea level rise in coastal south Florida. The project builds on prior USGS research supporting the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). It was developed by CEOS_EXTRA and last updated in 2057.
Use Cases
- Simulate future coastal vegetation change using mechanistic models based on projected hydrologic conditions.
- Evaluate past habitat suitability by hindcasting multi-decadal observed sea level rise phenomena in hydrological models.
- Assess population impacts by running spatially-explicit population models with variables simulated from hydrologic models.
- Model episodic disturbance effects on habitats by incorporating hurricane events into the simulation framework.
- Futurecast habitat changes under combined scenarios of climate change, sea level rise, and restoration actions.
Strengths
- Integrates multiple model types: biological, hydrological, population, and habitat suitability.
- Provides hindcasting and futurecasting capabilities for multi-decadal time spans.
- Incorporates episodic disturbance events such as hurricanes.
Limitations
- Specific data volume, row count, and column details are unknown.
- The dataset's primary output is model simulations, not raw observational data.
- The last update date (2057) suggests the data is a future projection, not a current observation.
Provenance
- Source
- CEOS_EXTRA, building on prior USGS research for CERP.
- Collection Method
- Integrated modeling merging biological and hydrological models.
- Time Range
- Multi-decadal hindcasting and future projections.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Coastal south Florida, Greater Everglades region.