Table 2 Maximum inundation depth (m) for both SLR and all adaptation scenarios.

From: Raising dikes and managed realignment may be insufficient for maintaining current flood risk along the German Baltic Sea coast

  

MP

SH

Study region

Flood depth in populated areas (study region)

200-year event + 1 m SLR

Adaptation status quo

1.31

1.25

1.31

0.70

All dikes plus 1.5 m

1.19

1.31

1.21

0.73

State dikes plus 1.5 m

1.3

1.31

1.3

0.71

MR and state dikes plus 1.5 m

1.47

1.7

1.52

0.73

200-year event + 1.5 m SLR

Adaptation status quo

1.64

1.5

1.62

0.97

All dikes plus 1.5 m

1.44

1.53

1.46

0.93

State dikes plus 1.5 m

1.55

1.55

1.55

0.92

MR and state dikes plus 1.5 m

1.75

1.92

1.78

0.92

  1. Maximum inundation depth was calculated by extracting each cell’s maximum over the simulation period and then averaging these maxima over the model domain for each scenario. Dry cells were excluded.
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