Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) dataset for Golden Gate National Recreation (GGNRA - ggnra_shore)

A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise within Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional coastal slope, rate of relative sea-level rise, historical shoreline change rates, mean tidal range and mean significant wave height. The rankings for each input variable were combined and an index value calculated for 1-minute grid cells covering the park. The CVI highlights those regions where the physical effects of sea-level rise might be the greatest. This approach combines the coastal system's susceptibility to change with its natural ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions, yielding a quantitative, although relative, measure of the park's natural vulnerability to the effects of sea-level rise. The CVI and the data contained within this dataset provide an objective technique for evaluation and long-term planning by scientists and park managers.本研究采用海岸脆弱性指数（Coastal Vulnerability Index, CVI），对加利福尼亚州金门国家娱乐区（Golden Gate National Recreation Area）范围内海岸应对未来海平面上升的相对脆弱性绘制空间分布图。该指数依据各因子对海平面上升引发的海岸变化的物理贡献程度，对以下变量进行评级：地貌形态、区域海岸坡度、相对海平面上升速率、历史海岸线变化速率、平均潮差以及平均有效波高。研究将各输入变量的评级结果进行整合，为覆盖该公园的1分钟地理网格单元计算得到对应指数值。海岸脆弱性指数可识别出海平面上升物理影响最为显著的区域。该方法将海岸系统的变化易感性与其适应环境变化的自然能力相结合，生成了一套量化（尽管属于相对量化范畴）的公园自然脆弱性评估指标，用以衡量其受海平面上升影响的脆弱程度。本数据集所包含的海岸脆弱性指数及相关数据，为科研人员与公园管理者提供了一套用于开展评估与长期规划的客观技术手段。