The Impact of Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change on Department of Defense Installations on Atolls in the Pacific Ocean

Released August 2017
The Impact of Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change on DoD Installations on Atolls in the Pacific Ocean
This investigation focused on Roi-Namur Island, which is on the northernmost tip of Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Physics-based numerical oceanographic and hydrogeologic models were used to forecast how future sea-level rise and climate change will affect wave-driven flooding of the island and evaluate its resulting impacts to infrastructure and freshwater resources.

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