Puerto Rico Coastal Vulnerability Viewer

This online vulnerability viewer was developed for the Puerto Rico Climate Change Council and is intended to provide a preliminary assessment of coastal resources and infrastructure at risk due to climate change and sea level rise in the islands of Puerto Rico.

Datasets available in the viewer include:

• Coastal Features Inventory: Wetlands, cliffs, sand dunes, tombolos, and eoleanite shores (PR Coastal Zone Program, 2013; in revision)
• Storm Surge Scenarios: ADCIRC, SWAN flood by storm surge (still water) models for the current sea level (PR Coastal Zone Program, CariCOOS-UPR Mayagüez; 2014)
• Sea Level Rise: 0.5 and 1.0 meter sea level rise projections (NOAA Office for Coastal Management; 2015)
• Coastal Zone Land Boundary (DRNA, 2010)
• Natural Protected Areas (DRNA, 2014)
• 2010 Orthophotos
• FEMA Flood Maps and infrastructure data (provided by www.gis.pr.gov)