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1. ClimateAsysi User Guide Prepared for Tasmanian Climate Change Office Date March 2014 Rev00 V ww 1 4 x l j a gt ai d ES EN a Oa pitt amp sherry Celebrating 50 years of sustainablethinking sustainable thinking Table of Contents OV CIVIC W cts seca RETE m i 1 Overview or TUnctlOlall Dy cesovexusavvseerve svevu se rores res ueresva vsus reco vro ENESE EEEN ENS prt 1 1 1 Data SOU ERR ET aca E A AEEA AENEAN AT 1 1 2 Climate change scenario ssssesesesseceseececsececeseececeeseceseecsorececeorececeeeee 2 Z2 MOUS AEON a E E E E eT ere 2 2 1 DUE Mitat Parameter rerirorirersror icrit r erien MONINDURU QUI OPTED a QU EU rds 2 2 2 Input Specific Variable Feature sesessesesseceseececesesceoseesosoreeeoreeseseee 3 Zoo J pub Projection Period seirsrersviseidisciteitt oder nit tert sidt uN I NET Ru DUE 0I PU Ei 4 2 4 Input Difference Value sssesesessecesescecessececeececeosececeeeeceoeeceoeeeeeseee 5 3 Google maps functionality sesseseseesesesseseseesescscseceseecescsceceseeceecseeceeesoeerseee 7 3 1 LOO Ec REPETI E I IU eeee 8 3 2 Pauls Ne ANA tc carey ccae coerce care sete couse RETE EPDPI E SNO RETE EEDPin E INO Par E EEDP sacs 8 3 3 MPA Sacellile ios cee ese w tree IURE EEFAPPUIE on a UI oneness ese AU EU TS 9 S1 SIOeL VIEW siia er eee RIA M MEER IAM NE IM MU NEUEN EE 9 3 9 Specific address selections s2. Future periods incorporate the sea level rise allowances as set by the Tasmanian Government from a base year of 2010 and for projections at 2050 2075 and 2100 Database of knowledge and documents A database of knowledge and documentation is linked to the selected map layer with information on how various climate variables affect infrastructure or other features such as coastal assets and buildings for example Please refer to the Climate Futures for Tasmania project technical reports for further information on the projections and to confirm the base period time frame The technical reports are available at http www dpac tas gov au divisions climatechange adapting climate futures gt Please refer to the Coastal Inundation Mapping for Tasmania Stage 2 Technical Report for further information The technical report is available at http www dpac tas gov au divisions climatechange what the government is doing new tools to im prove planning for sea level rise and coastal hazards pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual March2014 docx SR as ii sustainablethinking 1 Overview of functionality Figure 1 1 presents an overview of the front screen when initially accessed and indicates basic functionality of various components of the tool 3 Legend Manipulation e Colour and or labels e Adjustlegend Wr eee GREY Y za F ED EPIO EE dimateAs C SS 4 ange MEO Ls a 1 Input
3. Value represents the raw value as modelled for the projection period The units relate to the specific variable selected Difference Value and Difference 96 Selection of Difference Value or Difference enables a comparison between two nominated projection periods the Delta Period box becomes selectable when one of these options is selected For a situation with a constant unchanging sea level this is the inundation storm surge tide level which may be expected to be exceeded on average once every hundred years High resolution data requires significant data processing for presentation when compared to other layers 10 For further information on the detail of the modelled variables refer to climate futures for Tasmania technical manuals http www dpac tas gov au divisions climatechange adapting climate futures pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 5 sustainable thinking The map overlay is coloured according to the nominated selection where the Difference Value represents the difference period between the nominated Projection Period the top box and the Delta Period the lower box When the Difference is selected the map overlay is presented as a percentage difference of the projection period when compared to the delta period expressed as either a positive or negative change Note if the projection period and the delta period are the same when presenting differences the
4. of agricultural impact of daily temperatures e Projected rainfall change including Effects on long term average and seasonal rainfall Effect on short duration rainfall events from 24to 48 hours Humidity and evaporation variables For more information on the Climate Futures for Tasmania project please refer to http www dpac tas gov au divisions climatechange adapting climate futures pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as i sustainablethinking The CFT project variables are presented in ClimateAsyst as 10 km grid based model outputs These projections can be manipulated through choice of projection period generally with a base period usually representing the period 1961 to 19907 and three modelled future projection periods Future projection periods are generally an averaged thirty year interval representing the periods 2010 to 2039 2040 to 2069 and 2070 to 2099 CFT information can be presented either as modelled projected values or the calculated difference between selected projection periods as a number or a percentage change Users also have the ability to manipulate the colour legends and data range of CFT information being considered Coastal vulnerability Inundation mapping The coastal vulnerability inundation mapping included incorporates projected sea level rise and is presented as inundation extents for an estimated 1 annual exceedance probability event
5. or seasonal volumes Evaporation zd modelled runoff and potentially most significant for infrastructure Humidity short term duration volumes Rainfall 24hr or 48 hr Intensity Impacts presented as the volume of rain expected within a 24 hr or 48 hr period Rainfall 24h intensity Detailed analysis of the rainfall intensity information and further descriptions of the impact on infrastructure is available in the folowing linked page Rainfall 24hr or 48 hr Rainfall 48hr intensity Intensity Impacts Rainfall Long term averages Rainfall Intensity Precipitation 10yr ARI 24hr Rainfall intensity has been modelled for both 24hr and 48hr events for each cell The modelling has been derived from a ste used to derive the annual or seasonal datasets modelled and presented in ClimateAsyst The best estimate value relates to the median rainfall intensity while the maximum and minimum values are the 95 Confid value respectively these indicate a 90 confidence that the projected value will be between the two values with the most lil Further information ort SS EUR If 8 v mee 2 8 1 m8 eee ee ee mo ESL d E o NR EM ON ee ONCE INN CONNU NN CONNU CONNU E ETE LIL AL mea A4 c dau lm sss o sss ss E B La ZZ IDA LIIllljs8 314 LllI4L IlllolfMILI Ill 34 llll314 lola kandhane Ponit 158 3 41 6 24 Hour Rainfall Volume Average Recurrence intervals 5 1 Example of Additional Information Avail
6. the Tasmanian Government which investigated inundation levels for various likelihood events annual exceedance probabilities under current 2010 conditions Projected sea level rise contributions incorporate the Tasmanian sea level rise planning allowances for the State s coastal areas of 0 2 metres by 2050 and 0 8 metres by 2100 In addition a projection year of 2075 is provided utilising a 0 4 metre allowance 2 Input selection 2 1 Input Initial Parameter infrastructure Feature Evaporation Agricultural Impact Humidity Bridges Rainfall 24hr intensity Buildings Rainfall 48hr intensity Concrete Rainfall Long term averages Rail Temnerature Roads 2 1 Initial Climate Change Parameter Selection Please refer to the Coastal Inundation Mapping for Tasmania Stage 2 Technical Report for further information The technical report is available at http www dpac tas gov au divisions climatechange what the seovernment is doing new tools to improve planning for sea level rise and coastal hazards Further information is available at http www dpac tas gov au divisions climatechange what the sovernment is doing new tool s to improve planning for sea level rise and coastal hazards pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 2 2 2 sustainablethinking The first selection choice requires a selection of either Climate Change variable or Infrastructure
7. Average Daily Maximum annual v Average Daily Maximum annual b 6000 Roads Average Daily Mean annual Average Daily Minimum annual Extreme Heat Days number of days gt 40 C Extreme Warm Days number of 2 2 Initial Selection of Climate Change Variable or Infrastructure Feature pitt amp sherry ref FINAL_climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 3 sustainable thinking For each of the listed final selections additional information may be accessible using the blue circled 7 button Climate change outputs currently incorporated in the tool include 33 climate change variables 2 3 Input Projection Period For the Climate Futures for Tasmania outputs users can select from one of four projection periods as indicated in Figure 2 3 Projection Period 2025 2010 to 2039 Delta Value Difference I Base Period 2025 2010 to 2039 Delta Period Base Period 2055 2040 to 2069 2085 2070 to 2099 2 3 Projection Period Selection Climate projections have been modelled to provide an average value for a number of specified time intervals The intervals typically include a base reference modelled on historically observed data which for most variables investigated represents the period 1961 to 1990 The base period was produced with modelled historical data and provides a basis for comparison to future projected periods The projected periods are e A Base Period t
8. Selection Climate Change Feature e Specific climate change variable Timeframe and output value 2 Google maps functionality e Zoom Navigate e Map Satellite background Specify property address 1 1 Functional Areas of ClimateAsyst As depicted in the above figure ClimateAsyst provides three main functional areas e Input Selection e Map functionality e Legend manipulation Section 2 of the user guide provides more detail on aspects of each of the three functional areas 1 1 Data sources All of the gridded data sets presented have been prepared as components of the CFT project while the coastal vulnerability inundation mapping was provided by the Tasmanian Government Users are strongly encouraged to review the CFT technical reports including relevant limitations on the use of the information developed through those projects and presented in ClimateAsyst pitt amp sherry ref FINAL_climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 1 sustainable thinking 1 2 Climate change scenario The Climate Futures for Tasmania project investigated changes under the A2 high Greenhouse Gas emissions scenario or alternatively a lower emission scenario B1 Unless stated as a selection option in the climate change variable dataset the information relates to the A2 high greenhouse gas emissions scenario The coastal vulnerability inundation modelling information presented is derived from the mapping developed by
9. able Relating to Rainfall Impacts Coastal Vulnerability 1 Probability Storm lide Inundation LI roc Sea level rise Climate Change Variable Infrastructure Feature TateAsyst does not directhy present sea level rise inundation modelling of levels but provides this page as a forward link to the Ar fool for calculation of extreme sea levels under future climate change ote the mag played in ClimateAsyst indicates sea level values mean estimate plus T th and 80th percenble values as min and Coastal Vulnerability Vapaan scenano Livi pinon Sea level rise is NOT projected to be a consistent increase around the state as shown with bda and hydra Humidity AG E Rainfall 24hr intensity fu Rainfall 48hr intensity e ng ARCH CUMATE amp ECOSYSTEMS AHT CC ATE amp ze 3 5 Rainfall Long term averages ANI pat COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE 1 Probability Storm Tide Inundation antel ANUTE 2 SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIO About ACE Aboul M 41 28 148 33 2100 2100 A1FI Emissions Scenario Further information with additional links ABOUT SE A major effect of c Level Rise caused expal land id Over fhe last cent 1 6 mm year and i most recent report during this century absence of significs 0 4 0 6 Exceedance probability Red curve exceedance probability for 2100 2100 inclusive under conditions of risi
10. climate changes projected for Tasmania This user guide provides an overview of ClimateAsyst s functionality input selection google maps functionality legend manipulation and linked information ClimateAsyst can be accessed at http www pittsh com au climateasyst Background to ClimateAsyst s development ClimateAsyst was initially developed as a subscriber based tool through contributions from pitt amp sherry in partnership with the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Center ACE CRC and support from the Tasmanian Government local government and other stakeholders ClimateAsyst has subsequently been expanded to its current web based format through funding from the Australian Government s Natural Disaster Resilience Program and the Tasmanian Government s Climate Change Office Climate change variables included ClimateAsyst enables analysis of a broad range of climate change variables that have been provided through the Climate Futures for Tasmania project and through coastal inundation mapping developed by the Tasmanian Government Climate Futures for Tasmania CFT project information The CFT project variables included are e Projected temperature related variables including Annual average temperatures average daily maximum or minimum for example Frost or warm days number of days expected with minimum below 2 C or maximum to exceed 30 C respectively Growing degree days a measure
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12. feature by mouse clicking on the text as indicated in figure 2 1 above The list below the selection is then populated according to the initial selection and represents either a general list of climate change features or alternatively a list of infrastructure or sectors for which for which specific climate change impacts are identified It is anticipated that most users would select the climate change variable option as this initially presents the more comprehensive list of the available climate change outputs Input Specific Variable Feature Following the initial parameter selection users are prompted to select from the list of available climate or infrastructure features refer to left or right box respectively in figure 2 1 above As indicated in the below figure 2 2 selections then populate the respective lists with either climate change variable type specific feature and then infrastructure or infrastructure feature and indicative climate change variable which may affect it Parameters _ Parameters Climate Change Variable C Climate Change Variable infrastructure Feature Infrastructure Feature Evaporation A Agricultural Impact R Humidity Bridges Rainfall 24hr intensity Rainfall 48hr intensity k Concrete Rainfall Long term averages Rail Temperature Roads Annual Number of Freeze Days Humidity a Annual Number of Growing Degree Days Annual Number of Summer Days SU 25 C
13. h2014 docx SR as 11 sustainable thinking 21 61 43 7 179 55 Close 4 2 Legend Manipulation Colour Swatches Altering the legend colour enables variation of colours to better highlight transitions in the data to provide more contrast to transitions or alternatively to reverse the colour gradient Coastal vulnerability inundation The above selections are not enabled for the coastal vulnerability inundation dataset which is presented with preset legend s for the series of overlapping polygon areas representing changing inundation levels 9 Linked information When the information button is selected refer to section 2 2 further information available is presented in a new web window Two examples are provided of additional information available from the linked datasets figures 5 1 and 5 2 following e Short duration rainfall events and also e Sea level rise inundation levels pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 12 sustainable thinking page discussion wiew source histon Parameters Rainfall Example of additional information with further links Qimate Change Variable Changes projected for rainfall in Tasmania potentially represent the most significant of the modelled impacts to infrastructure Infrastructure Feature Climate Futures for Tasmania projections presented in ClimateAsyst include projections for cumulutive volume eg annual rainfall
14. n no data will be displayed Coastal vulnerability inundation The above selections are not enabled for the coastal vulnerability inundation dataset which is presented as a series of overlapping polygon areas representing changing inundation levels Users should consider the relevance of difference calculations which may not be appropriate for all data sets For example a percentage change in daily temperature expressed as degrees Celcius as per the data presented would be very different if the temperature variable was expressed in degrees Kelvin or Fahrenheit pitt amp sherry ref FINAL_climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 6 sustainable thinking 3 Google maps functionality 3 1 Google Map Functionality Section The map overlays are presented on a current version of the Google Maps web interface Map Satellite SOGI v Enter a location 3 2 Google Maps Functionality pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual March2014 docx SR as 7 sustainable thinking The following section describes basic functionality of the map view for the three elements indicated above e Zoom Level e Map Underlay e Specific Address search 3 1 Zoom level The maps interface provides a number of methods for zooming in and out on specific features of interest al i 2 gt 3 3 Adjust Map Zoom Level 1 Left mouse click on the button at the lower end of the zoom scale to zoom the map ou
15. nfall Impacts 13 5 2 Additional Information Relating to Coastal Vulnerability ACE CRC Canute Calculator 13 pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual March2014 docx SR as sustainable thinking 2014 pitt amp sherry This document is and shall remain the property of pitt amp sherry The document may only be used for the purposes for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the Terms of Engagement for the commission Unauthorised use of this document in any form is prohibited Prepared by Date 1 March 2014 Sven Rand Reviewed by a rhs Date 1 March 2014 Stuart Attenborr w pp Authorised by 9 C rere Date 1 March 2014 Stephen Avery This material was produced with funding support from the Australian Government s Natural Disaster Resilience Program initiative The views expressed are the responsibility of the author and are not necessarily those of the Australian Government aA 1 This material was produced with funding support from the ht Tasmanian Tasmanian Government s Climate Change Office The views 9 Government expressed are the responsibility of the author and are not necessarily A those of the Tasmanian Government pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual March2014 docx SR as sustainable thinking Overview ClimateAsyst is a free web based tool for planners developers engineers farmers and others to assist in understanding
16. ng sea level 5 2 Additional Information Relating to Coastal Vulnerability ACE CRC Canute Calculator pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual March2014 docx SR as 13 4 m a ex a WEL unn Brisbane 2 Floor 276 Edward Street Brisbane QLD 4000 T 07 3221 0080 F 07 3221 0083 Canberra Tower A Level 5 7 London Circuit Canberra ACT 2601 T 02 6295 2100 F 02 6169 4100 Devonport 1 Floor 35 Oldaker Street PO Box 836 Devonport TAS 7310 T 03 6424 1641 F 03 6424 9215 Hobart GF 199 Macquarie Street GPO Box 94 Hobart TAS 7001 T 03 6210 1400 F 03 6223 1299 Launceston 4 Floor 113 115 Cimitiere Street PO Box 1409 Launceston TAS 7250 T 03 6323 1900 F 03 6334 4651 Melbourne Level 1 HWT Tower 40 City Road Southbank VIC 3006 PO Box 259 South Melbourne VIC 3205 T 03 9682 5290 F 03 9682 5292 Sydney 1 Floor 56 Clarence Street Sydney NSW 2000 T 02 8216 4700 F 02 8216 4747 pitt amp sherry Celebrating 50 years of sustainable thinking Incorporating RARE E info pittsh com au W www pittsh com au incorporated as Pitt and Sherry Operations Pty Ltd ABN 67 140 184 309 CONSULT AUSTRALIA Member Firm Ww inticert com
17. rty addresses figure 3 5 Specificaddress search Map data 2013 Googie Gor gle Scottsdale Tasmania Australia 3 5 Specific Location Search pitt amp sherry ref FINAL_climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 9 sustainable thinking Simply type in the property or location of interest and select the option returned from the Google search 4 Legend manipulation ClimateAsyst provides a variety of methods to manipulate the presentation of data on the map Depending on initial selections the legend presentation is automatically set to the limits of the selected climate feature data Changing the values used for the legend scale or changing the colours used will affect how the colours are shown in the cell data By changing the middle value you can offset at what point the colour transitions through the middle colour The area for selecting these options is indicated in figure 4 1 below Legend J Show Colours JIA 3 oles 3 Legend Manipulation eam Colour and or labels e Adjustlegend 11 92mm 45 44mm 78 97mm 112 5mm 146 02mm Mab ooo 4 Colour Range LII NN V Use Middle Colour Koc 4 1 Legend Manipulation Section pitt amp sherry ref FINAL_climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 10 sustainable thinking Show Colours When a climate feature is selected the map will be highlighted with a number of coloured cells Turn this option off if yo
18. t to a larger scale see a larger area or alternatively 2 Select the button to zoom in for more detail 3 Changing the zoom level is also possible through selection by left mouse click and holding the zoom bar and dragging the bar up to zoom in for more detail or down for a greater area 4 Double clicking with left mouse button zooms in and 5 Double clicking with right mouse button zooms out Alternatively rotating the mouse central wheel will also alter the zoom level 3 2 Panning the map Simply clicking and holding the left mouse button within the map image enables the map window to be dragged without adjusting the map scale 12 Fort advanced help in Google Maps functionality users are referred to http support google com maps bin answer py hl en amp answer 144352 pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 8 3 3 3 4 3 5 sustainable thinking Map Satellite Select either Map or Satellite to choose the underlying imagery in Google Maps Street view is 3 4 Street View Image Selection Street view functionality while enabled in ClimateAsyst to present Google street view functionality does not incorporate climate change projection information Select the close box in the top right hand corner of a street view image to return to the map overlay view Specific address selection Google maps provides functionality to rapidly zoom to specific locations or prope
19. u want to see the map without colours or with labels instead Selection labelled A in figure 4 1 above Show Labels When a climate feature is selected the map will be highlighted with a number of coloured cells The value for each cell can be shown in the map by selecting this option Selection labelled B in figure 4 1 above Use Middle Colour When selected a third colour will be available to make it easier to highlight transitions in values of the cells Selection labelled C in figure 4 1 above Value Range These are automatically set to the limits of the selected climate feature data but can be manually varied Changing these values will affect how the colours are shown in the cell data By changing the middle value you can offset at what point the colour transitions through the middle colour Selection labelled D in figure 4 1 above Choosing a narrower range than the entire dataset will produce dark non coloured cells where these correspond to values outside the selected range Colour Swatches and Gradient The colour of the legend can be varied by selection in the area labelled E in figure 4 1 above The horizontal bar shows the full range of colours selected If the middle colour is in use clicking on this bar will allow you to alter the transition through this colour Click on these boxes to change the colour gradient as indicated in figure 4 2 below pitt amp sherry ref FINAL climateasyst user manual _Marc
20. ypically 1961 to 1990 in most modelled outputs e 2025 2010 to 2039 e 2055 2040 to 2069 e 2085 2070 to 2099 Approximating an end of century projection period Users should confirm the base period in available supporting information or the original technical reports pitt amp sherry ref FINAL_climateasyst user manual _March2014 docx SR as 4 2 4 sustainablethinking Coastal vulnerability inundation Coastal vulnerability inundation mapping is presented as a single combined data overlay indicating the modelled areas inundated during an estimated 1 annual exceedance probability AEP event for each of four specific years e 2010 e 2050 e 2075 e 2100 The coastal vulnerability inundation mapping dataset represents a high resolution overlay on the chosen background image or map Due to the high resolution nature of the mapping layer the information does not appear when viewing the map at large scales and a slight delay may be experienced when viewing the information Input Difference Value The CFT project outputs can be selected from one of three data value options indicated in Figure 2 4 Projection Period 2085 2070 to 2099 i Delta Value Difference Value Absolute Value Delta Period Base Period Difference Value Difference 2 4 Data Value Selection The map screen colour scale and legend will be automatically generated from this selection Absolute Value Absolute
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