IGCP 725 - Forecasting Coastal Change

From Cores to Code: Data-model integration to improve reconstruction & forecasts of coastal change

"From Cores to Code: Bringing together scientists from coastal geology and numerical modelling to improve the predictive capacity of numerical models to fore- and hind-cast coastal change"

Logistics

Dates: 28 September - 5 October
Location: The IGCP725 Annual meeting has two main components: (1) Scientific presentations: University of the Philippines (Diliman), Quezon City, Philippines; and (2) Travelling fieldtrip & workshop: Northern Luzon, Philippines (Ilocos Sur & Ilocos Norte)

Description

"Coastal communities are prone to a range of geohazards, including sea-level rise, storms, subsidence, earthquakes and tsunamis. They can result in major changes to our coastlines, causing loss of life, damage to infrastructure, economic hardship, and degradation of coastal ecosystems. A key scientific goal is the ability to forecast coastal response to driving mechanisms, enabling effective decision-making about how best to manage the coastal zone and reduce risk. Accurate forecasts of coastal change are best achieved by combining geological field and laboratory data with predictive numerical models. However, coastal geologists and numerical modellers often approach the issue in different and not always complementary ways.

To overcome this key issue, the project will bring together scientists from coastal geology and numerical modelling to improve the predictive capacity of numerical models to fore- and hind-cast coastal change. The project will produce a ‘best practice’ guide for how geoscientists can effectively use and integrate models into their investigations in a range of coastal settings, with a view towards directly informing management of the coastal zone. To this end, the project will also engage with stakeholders to develop guidelines for effective communication of evidence and science-based coastal policy."

Meeting

The aim of the IGCP 725 - Forecasting Coastal Change meeting is to foster the momentum generated by last year’s meeting by further improving approaches to enhance the predictive capacity of numerical models to fore- and hind-cast coastal change. We will do so my bringing together scientists from cognate sub-disciplines of geology and modeling to engage in dialogue around integrating field and modeling approaches.

The six-day meeting will have three main components:

(1) Oral and poster sessions with emphasis on studies that integrate field and modeling data and/or present best practices for each type of study.

(2) Workshops (2-3 hours each) focused on (a) using foraminifera to develop long-term records of storms and tsunamis; and (b) reconstructing sea- and land-level change using microatolls.

(3) Three-day field trip to IIocos Norte, including the following stops (a) reef terraces, coral microatolls, and coastal boulders near Laoag City; and (b) coastal dunes and lakes in Paoay.

Further information

Visit the website for all details: https://www.sfu.ca/igcp-725/about.html

Code of Conduct

Please refer to the PAGES Code of Conduct here.