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The impact of the Red Sea level rise on Jeddah’s coastal districts, Western Saudi Arabia
Other Title(s)
تأثير ارتفاع مياه منسوب البحر الأحمر بمقدار متر واحد على أحياء مدينة جدة-غرب المممكة العربية السعودية
Author
Khsifan, Shadha Bint Jamil Taha
Source
Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture Sciences
Issue
Vol. 29, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.59-77, 19 p.
Publisher
King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
19
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Segments of Jeddah’s coastal areas are vulnerable to be claimed by sea water if the Sea Level Rise (SLR) of the Red Sea increased in the future.
Therefore, this research focuses on the potential impacts of 1 m SLR on Jeddah’s coastal areas by identifying the potential impacted districts and estimate the percentage of coastal area that might be affected by sea water.
Due to the accuracy limitation of the available Digital Elevation Model (DEM) globally to analyze the SLR in centimeters intervals, the 1 m SLR scenario has been considered during this study as it presents an extreme possible scenario by 2100.
The outputs of the study illustrated that 24 coastal districts within Jeddah area will be partially encroached by sea water.
For SLR by 1 m, the low intrusion impacts illustrated in 7 out of 24 districts (< 10% of the total district area), a moderate intrusion impacts illustrated in 9 out of 24 districts (> 10% & < 45 % of the total district area) and a significant intrusion impacts illustrated in 8 out of 24 districts (> 45% of the total district area).
This study might be used as a tool to support the decision makers to develop a disaster risk management plan to adapt, mitigate and protect the potential threatened areas within Jeddah city.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Khsifan, Shadha Bint Jamil Taha. 2020. The impact of the Red Sea level rise on Jeddah’s coastal districts, Western Saudi Arabia. Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture Sciences،Vol. 29, no. 1, pp.59-77.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1275034
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Khsifan, Shadha Bint Jamil Taha. The impact of the Red Sea level rise on Jeddah’s coastal districts, Western Saudi Arabia. Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture Sciences Vol. 29, no. 1 (2020), pp.59-77.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1275034
American Medical Association (AMA)
Khsifan, Shadha Bint Jamil Taha. The impact of the Red Sea level rise on Jeddah’s coastal districts, Western Saudi Arabia. Journal of King Abdul Aziz University : Meteorology, Environment and Arid land Agriculture Sciences. 2020. Vol. 29, no. 1, pp.59-77.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1275034
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 76
Record ID
BIM-1275034