CanCoast CSI V2 5 6 2000s

This dataset maps the spatial and temporal variability of the physical sensitivity of Canada’s marine coasts in a changing climate for two time periods (early and late 21st century), and also provides the change in sensitivity between the two time periods. It employs decadal mean wave height, change in relative sea level, ground ice, coastal materials, backshore slope, and tide range, as described above, to derive a sensitivity index. Sensitivity in the early 21st century is termed CSI_2000s (Fig. 10), sensitivity in the late 21st century is CSI_2090s (Fig. 11), while the difference between the early and late century sensitivity fields is the predicted change in sensitivity over the century (Fig. 12). Coastal sensitivity indices were calculated using the μ-statistics method, a nonparametric approach of combines indicators into a summary index (Wittkowski 2004). The calculation is based on coastal types, defined as a unique sequence of indicators which are the ranked score from 1-5 for each of the six variables defined above. For mapping purposes, the results are classified into five Coastal sensitivity indices were calculated using the μ-statistics method, a nonparametric approach of combines indicators into a summary index (Wittkowski 2004). The calculation is based on coastal types, defined as a unique sequence of indicators which are the ranked score from 1-5 for each of the six variables defined above. For mapping purposes, the results are classified into five groups indicating areas of very low sensitivity (< -500), low sensitivity (-500 to -150), medium sensitivity (-151 to 150), high sensitivity (151 to 500), and very high sensitivity (> 500). https://dfo-mpo.gc.ca/science/rp-pr/accasp-psaccma/projects-projets/004-eng.html https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/725913a9-f3ad-169f-d75a-1d80af639756