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Scenario Selection

Assets in green are those used for analysis
Hazard Low Medium High
Coastal Inundation IPCC Medium Haigh et al 2014 NOAA Technical Report 2017 "High"
Riverine Flooding Current Flooding NARCliM – GCM; MIROC3.2 R1
Heatwave No Climate Change NARCliM – GCM; MIROC3.2 R2
Bushfire No Climate Change CCAM Mark 2 CCAM Mark 3
Extreme Winds No Climate Change CCAM Mark 2 CCAM Mark 3.6
Soil Movement No Climate Change NARCliM – GCM; MIROC3.2 R1

Reference List

Henessy, K., Lucas, C., Nicholls, N., Bathols, J., Suppiah, R., & Ricketts, J. (2005). Climate change impacts on fire-weather in south-east Australia. Aspendale, Victoria: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research.
NSW Government Environment and Heritage, AdaptNSW, Guidance on NARCliM Models, Accessed September 2017 http://climatechange.environment.nsw.gov.au/Climate-projections-for-NSW/Download-datasets/Guidance-on-NARCliM-Models
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, (2012). Global Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States National Climate Assessment. [online] Silver Spring: Climate Program Office, pp.2-3. Available at: http://cpo.noaa.gov/sites/cpo/Reports/2012/NOAA_SLR_r3.pdf [Accessed 8 Feb. 2016].
Haigh, I., Wahl, T., Rohling, E., Price, R., Pattiaratchi, C., Calafat, F. and Dangendorf, S. (2014). Timescales For Detecting a Significant Acceleration In Sea Level Rise. Nature Communications, 5.
NSW Government Environment and Heritage, AdaptNSW, NARCliM Model Selection, Accessed September 2017 http://climatechange.environment.nsw.gov.au/Climate-projections-for-NSW/About-NARCliM/NARCliM-model-selection
McGregor J. L. & Dix M. R. (2008) An updated description of the conformal-cubic atmospheric model. In: High resolution numerical modelling of the atmosphere and ocean pp. 51-75. Springer.