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WORKSHOP
MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION RESEARCH IN VIRGINIA
August 11-13, 2015
Hilton Garden Inn, Suffolk, VA
ABSTRACT
Assessing climate change associated flood impacts in Virginia, a review of methods and projections
David Sample, Virginia Tech, HRAREC
Methods for predicting alterations in precipitation, air and sea temperatures, and sea level due to climate change have been available through global and regional climate models, conducted on large spatial (50 km) and coarse (monthly) spatial scales. The alteration of these (and other) climatic drivers increases the frequency, magnitude and intensity of extreme rainfall and storm surges; increases the duration of dry periods and evapotranspiration; and alters landscape hydrogeochemical processes. Researchers are using a variety of techniques such as statistical downscaling and weather generation to focus on a given spatial location and provide a means for assessing infrastructure improvements and/or mitigation. A review of climate change research and local mitigation activities in Virginia is presented in this context.