Impact of the sea level rise on Roberts Bank (Frazer Delta, British Columbia, Geological Survey of Canada Open File, 7259

P.R. Hill , R.W. Butler , R.W. Elner , C. Houser , M.L. Kirwan , A. Lambert (1) , D.G. Lintern , Stephane Mazzotti (2) , A. Shaw , T. Sutherland , S. Morrison , S. Petersen , C. Leving

1 GSC Pacific - Geological Survey of Canada [Sidney - Vancouver]
2 Géosciences Montpellier - Risques

From 2003 to 2006, the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resources Canada conducted a study of the sensitivity of the Roberts Bank tidal flats and marsh to rising sea level, under the Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Program (Project A600). The study was a multi-disciplinary effort involving geologists, biologists and social scientists comprising a scientific study of the tidal flat environment and a stakeholder engagement process. The results of the work were presented at a Final Stakeholder Workshop on 24 March 2006 and compiled into a preliminary report distributed to the major stakeholders.

Mots clés: sedimentology; marine geology; environmental geology; Holocene; Pleistocene; sea level changes; sea level fluctuations; subsidence; geological history; sedimentation; coastal environment; coastal management; regional planning; urban planning; deltas; deltaic deposits; glacial tectonics; tides; terrain analysis; terrain sensitivity; ecosystems; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary

Domaines: Milieux et Changements globaux

P.R. Hill, R.W. Butler, R.W. Elner, C. Houser, M.L. Kirwan, et al.. Impact of the sea level rise on Roberts Bank (Frazer Delta, British Columbia, Geological Survey of Canada Open File, 7259. 2013, pp.on-line. ⟨10.4095/292672⟩. ⟨hal-00856757⟩