Using Hydroclimate Modeling and Social Science to Enhance Flood Resilience on Lake Ontario through the Climate Smart Communities Program

This repository contains several data products associated with the New York Sea Grant project R/CHD-15 entitled Using Hydroclimate Modeling and Social Science to Enhance Flood Resilience on Lake Ontario through the Climate Smart Communities Program. These products include: 1. Estimates of the 25-year, 50-year, and 100-year flood across the New York coastline of Lake Ontario. These design events (reported in feet) are for still water levels that take into account both average water levels across the lake as well as local variations in water level due to storm surge. Wave setup and wave run-up are not considered in these design events. The design events incorporate the effects of water level regulation and the potential impacts of climate change on water supplies to Lake Ontario, and they are tailored for 79 unique locations along the shoreline (identified based on longitude and latitude). These flood levels are presented in an online flood risk assessment tool at: https://kts48.users.earthengine.app/view/lake-ontario-water-level-scenarios 2. Protocols and summary of results for a series of focus groups and structured telephone interviews with local officials from communities along the Lake Ontario shoreline to assess barriers to participation in the New York State Climate Smart Communities Program. 3. A Crosswalk between activities and administrative requirements of the New York State Climate Smart Communities Program and other federal and state flood resiliency programs. 4. A final report summarizing the products above.

本仓库包含与纽约海洋资助计划（New York Sea Grant）项目R/CHD-15相关的多项数据成果，该项目主题为「借助气候智能社区计划（Climate Smart Communities Program），运用水文气候建模与社会科学方法提升安大略湖沿岸防洪韧性」。本次产出的数据成果包括：1. 安大略湖纽约沿岸区域25年一遇、50年一遇及100年一遇洪水水位估算值。此类设计水位（单位：英尺）基于静水位计算，既考虑了湖区整体平均水位，也纳入了风暴潮引发的局地水位波动，但未涵盖波浪增水与波浪爬高因素。该设计水位已纳入水位调控的影响，以及气候变化对安大略湖供水的潜在冲击，共针对沿岸79个通过经纬度定位的独特点位完成定制化计算。相关洪水水位可通过以下在线洪水风险评估工具查询：https://kts48.users.earthengine.app/view/lake-ontario-water-level-scenarios 2. 针对安大略湖沿岸社区地方官员开展的系列焦点小组座谈与结构化电话访谈的实施规范及成果总结，用于评估参与纽约州气候智能社区计划（Climate Smart Communities Program）所面临的各类参与障碍。3. 纽约州气候智能社区计划与其他联邦及州级防洪韧性计划的活动与行政要求对照对照表（Crosswalk），梳理两类计划在活动内容与行政规则上的对应关系。4. 汇总上述全部成果的最终研究报告。