This work deal with a comparison between the common
"bathtub method" and a state-of-the-art hydrodynamic model, called MIKE21 HD Flow Model, for modelling storm surges. The aim of this study is to work out the differences between both approaches and to find out how probable differences look like. There is the question if the "bathtub method" represents flooding adequate or, if the consideration of physics by hydrodynamic models makes a major difference and displays maybe the "real" risk of
inundations. This work tries to underline the differences between those two approaches, where the strengths and weaknesses are and what influence those differences have for an inundation analysis. The investigation was made on a digital elevation model for the study area of Kiel, the capital city of the state Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. The two approaches were made on data for a small storm surge on the basis of water-level-change and wind-regime data from 2010.
As a gateway between ground and sea transportation, and as
a business location for service and industry, ports are of great significance for the regional and national economy. At the same time, port structures are located in regions threatened by storms and rising sea levels. Due to highly interdependent value chains,weather related disruptions in port operation can cause serious economic damage. Thus, adaptation to possible climate impacts seems like an obvious task for port authorities. The article analyses the climate vulnerability of German Baltic port locations.
Systematische Erfassung zu den bisherigen und den erwarteten Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die deutschen Ostseehäfen. Mit Hilfe dieser Befragung wurde erstmals eine Übersicht über die gegenwärtige Verwundbarkeit der deutschen Ostseehäfen gegenüber Extremwetterereignissen, wie Sturmhochwasser, Starkregen, Hitze- und Kältewellen sowie über umgesetzte und geplante Anpassungsmaßnahmen erstellt.
Als erster Teil einer Anpassungsstrategie für die öffentlichen Lübecker Häfen an den Klimawandel gibt der Bericht einen Ausblick auf mögliche Entwicklungen der Güter- und Passagierströme und legt potenzielle Klimarisiken für die Lübecker Häfen dar.