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Item Embargo Modelling of Coastal Vulnerability Index Along the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia due to Sea Level Rise Impact(IOP Publishing, 2022) I Ismail; M L Husain; W S W Abdullah; R ZakariaThis study focuses on developing vulnerability indices on physical, socioeconomic and correlation between both parameters. The analysis of physical vulnerability index (PVI) consist seven variables namely geomorphology, shoreline change rate, coastal slope, wave height, tidal range, sea level rise change and rock type. While for socioeconomic index (SeVI) focuses on three parameters such as quality of life, economic value and infrastructures. After obtaining the index for each parameter, coastal vulnerability index (CVI) is then calculated to determine the overall vulnerability for the coastal area.Item Embargo Current and Potential Impacts of Sea Level Rise in the Coastal Areas of Malaysia(IOP Publishing, 2019) Sofia Ehsan; Rawshan Ara Begum; Nor Ghani Md Nor; Khairul Nizam Abdul MauludThis study attempts to highlight the current and potential impacts of sea level rise in several high risk coastal areas of Malaysia. Currently, coastal erosion and coastal flooding are the major effects of sea level rise impacting the important coastal infrastructure.Item Embargo Assessment of Coastal Inundation of Low Lying Areas due to Sea Level Rise(IOP Publishing, 2018) F A Mohd; K N Abdul Maulud; O A Karim; R A Begum; N A Awang; M R Abdul Hamid; N A Abd Rahim; A H Abd RazakThe objective of this study is to identify the potential of coastal inundation area due to Sea Level Rise (SLR) along of Cherating to Pekan coast.Item Embargo Sea level rise undermines SDG2 and SDG6 in Pantai Acheh, Penang, Malaysia(Springer, 2021) Xin Yi Kh’ng; Su Yean Teh; Hock Lye Koh; Shuhaida ShuibFor coastal communities living in low elevation Pantai Acheh of Penang, Malaysia, salinization of groundwater caused by sea level rise (SLR) could pose a daunting challenge to water supply and crop cultivation, thereby undermining local water security (SDG6) and food security (SDG2). Modelling analysis using MANTRA was performed to examine the sustainability of coastal groundwater and vegetation in Pantai Acheh in response to SLR. MANTRA was developed by linking two United States Geological Survey (USGS) simulation models known as MANHAM and SUTRA.Item Embargo Saline Water Intrusion through Rajang River Network due to Sea Level Rise(IOSR Journal, 2019) Dunstan Anthony Pereira; AmriMd Shah; Md Mobassarul Hasan; Anizawati Ahmad; Ahmad Tarmizi Alwi; Sheikh Affan; Zulazman Md LazimRise in sea levels is one of the disastrous effects of climate change. A relatively small increase in sea level could affect natural coastal systems (Ami et. al., 2019). The main objective of this study is to assess the saline water intrusion through Rajang river network due to Sea Level Rise (SLR) at the year 2100. To carry out the study, several numerical modelswere developed through a proper calibration process to make the models more reliableand useful. At first, Hydrological Model was developed which providesthe flow contribution in Rajang river network fromrainfall-evaporation dataset. After that, well calibrated Coastal Hydrodynamic and Salinity Model were developed which produce flow pattern and salinity profile respectively within the South China Sea and Rajang estuary . Concurrently, river Hydrodynamic and Salinity Model were developed based on the boundary condition from Hydrological,Coastal Hydrodynamic, and Coastal Salinity model. Evidently, from study findings that 1ppt salinity contourcan travel up to 96km from the rivermouthof Rajang river whereas it can travel up to 44km in BatangIgan river as compared when there is no SLR.Item Embargo Method to estimate the land loss from sea level rise due to gradual warming in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah(UMS, 2011) DayangSiti Maryam; Weliyadi Anwar; ThanAungThe rise of air temperature and subsequent increase in sea surface temperature (SST) will raise the sea level due to thermal expansion. These changes in water temperature could affect the health of many aquatic species, in addition to causing land loss and beach erosion. For the past 10 years (2000 until 2009), the average air temperature change in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah is approximately 0.10°C and according to these trends for the next eleven years (until 2020), the projection of air temperature change will be approximately 0.21°C. When this happens, average sea surface temperature (SST) will also increase due to the relationship between air temperature and water temperature, though the change in SST may not be as large as the air temperature increaseItem Embargo Current and potential impacts of sea level rise in the coastal areas of Malaysia(IOP Publishing, 2019) Sofia Ehsan; Rawshan Ara Begum; Nor Ghani Md Nor; Khairul Nizam Abdul MauludSea level rise is one of the most concerning and costly effects of climate change that impacts the sustainable development of coastal areas. Malaysia, representing 13% of the total land area within 5 km of a coast, is threatened by the devastating impacts of sea level rise. This study attempts to highlight the current and potential impacts of sea level rise in several high risk coastal areas of Malaysia. Currently, coastal erosion and coastal flooding are the major effects of sea level rise impacting the important coastal infrastructure. The coast of Selangor and Batu Pahat experienced severe coastal erosion recording the total eroded area of 1878.5 hectares and 415.47 hectares respectively. Likewise, the coastal flooding in Johor coastal flood was damaging an estimated RM 0.35 billion worth of infrastructure and RM 2.4 billion of economic losses.Item Embargo An Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability of Pahang's Coast Due to Sea Level Rise(Science Publishing Corporation, 2018) Fazly Amri Mohd; Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud; Othman A. Karim; Rawshan Ara Begum; Md Firoz Khan; Wan Shafrina Wan Mohd Jaafar; Sharifah Mastura Syed Abdullah; Mohd Ekhwan Toriman; Mohd Khairul Amri Kamarudin; Muhammad Barzani Gasim; Noorjima Abd WahabClimate change interacts in a different way with varieties of human activities and other drivers of change along coastlines. Sea level rise (SLR) is one of the major impacts of global warming. Changes in climate extremes and SLR may impact the critical infrastructures such as coastal road, jetty and chalets as well as the local community. The population and assets exposed to coastal risks will increase significantly due to population growth, economic development and urbanization in the future. As most of the cities in Malaysia are situated near the coast, immediate actions are needed to minimize the undesired outcome due to the SLR.The main objective of this study is to identify physical variables that may have impacts on the coastal area, thus develop a coastal vulnerability index (CVI) for the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Seven (7) physical variables have been identified to assess the CVI that consists of geomorphology, coastal slope, shoreline change rate, mean significant wave height, mean tidal range, relative sea level rate and land use.Item Embargo Sea-level projections using a NARX-NN model of tide gauge data for the coastal city of Kuala Terengganu in Malaysia(Springer, 2023) Milad Bagheri; Zelina Z. Ibrahim; Isabelle D. Wolf; Mohd Fadzil Akhir; Wan Izatul Asma Wan Talaat; Bahareh OryaniThe impact of global warming presents an increased risk to the world’s shorelines. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that the twenty-first century experienced a severe global mean sea-level rise due to human-induced climate change. Therefore, coastal planners require reasonably accurate estimates of the rate of sea-level rise and the potential impacts, including extreme sea-level changes, floods, and shoreline erosion.Item Embargo Impacts of future sea-level rise under global warming assessed from tide gauge records: A case study of the East Coast Economic Region of Peninsular Malaysia(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021) Milad Bagheri; Zelina Z. Ibrahim; Mohd Fadzil Akhir; Bahareh Oryani; Shahabaldin Rezania; Isabelle D. Wolf; Amin Beiranvand Pour; Wan Izatul Asma Wan TalaatThe effects of global warming are putting the world’s coasts at risk. Coastal planners need relatively accurate projections of the rate of sea-level rise and its possible consequences, such as extreme sea-level changes, flooding, and coastal erosion. The east coast of Peninsular Malaysia is vulnerable to sea-level change. The purpose of this study is to present an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model to analyse sea-level change based on observed data of tide gauge, rainfall, sea level pressure, sea surface temperature, and wind.Item Embargo The middle-to-late Holocene relative sea-level history, highstand and levering effect on the east coast of Malay Peninsula(Elsevier, 2021) Yaze Zhang; Yongqiang Zong; Haixian Xiong; Tanghua Li; Shuqing Fu; Guangqing Huang; Zhuo ZhengThis study was conducted to (1) investigate a former mangrove wetland on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia near Kuantan and produce new sea-level index points (SLIP), and to (2) re-analyzed the modern vegetation and pollen results from a mangrove-swamp transect within the nearby estuary to establish the relationship between vegetation zones and tidal levels for estimating indicative meanings (IM) for the SLIPs.Item Embargo Causes and consequences of Oligocene-Miocene relative sea level change in Asia: An example from the Labuan Island (Sabah), Malaysia(Elsevier, 2021) Rajat Mazumder; Shuvabrata De; Brandon Teo Jun Sien; Jeffrey Tang Zhong Heng; Octavian Catuneanu; Renchao Yang; Susan MarriottLabuan Island represents the emergent part of a north-eastward plunging anticline. The stratigraphic succession at Labuan is made up of four formations: the Crocker Formation, the Temburong Formation, the Setap shale Formation and the Belait Formation. The sedimentological aspects of the Labuan stratigraphic succession have been studied by several authors but the stratigraphic relationships between the formations is still a matter of conjecture. In this paper we have undertaken an outcrop based (1) sedimentary facies analysis of the Middle Miocene Belait Formation and (2) inferred the mode of stratigraphic sequence building of the Oligocene-Miocene successions.Item Embargo Contemporary sea level rise rates around Malaysia: Altimeter data optimization for assessing coastal impact(Elsevier, 2018) Amalina Izzati Abdul Hamid; Ami Hassan Md Din; Cheinway Hwang; Nur Fadila Khalid; Astina Tugi; Kamaludin Mohd OmarThe increase of anthropogenic activities has triggered global sea level rise to threaten many low-lying and unprotected coastal areas. Without measures, global sea levels will continue to rise at an accelerating rate in the 21st century. This paper quantifies sea level trends around the Malaysian seas using measurements from multiple altimeter missions over 1993–2015.Item Embargo Modelling the flood vulnerability of deltaic Kuching City, Malaysia(Springer, 2011) Darrien Yau Seng Mah; Frederik Josep Putuhena; Sai Hin LaiThe main objective of this writing is to present a practical way to envisage the flood vulnerability in deltaic region, particularly on the concern of sea level rise. Kuching city of Malaysia is established on banks of Sarawak River, 30 km from the sea. Therefore, it is subjected to fluvial and tidal floods.Item Embargo Holocene coastal response to monsoons and relative sea-level changes in northeast peninsular Malaysia(Elsevier, 2014) David J. Mallinson; Stephen J. Culver; D. Reide Corbett; Peter R. Parham; Noor Azhar Mohd Shazili; Rosnan YaacobSedimentological, geomorphic, and ground penetrating radar (GPR) data are combined with optically stimulated luminescence data to define the Holocene evolution of a coastal system in peninsular Malaysia. The Setiu coastal region of northeast Malaysia comprises five geological and geomorphic units representing distinct evolutionary phases of this coastline.Item Embargo Impacts of and Adaptations to Sea Level Rise in Malaysia(IOS Press, 2014) Md. Sujahangir Kabir Sarkar; Rawshan Ara Begum; Joy Jacqueline Pereira; Abdul Hamid Jaafar; M. Yusof SaariSea level rise (SLR) due to global warming would severely affect the coastal areas of many countries of the world through inundation of coastal areas and islands, shoreline erosion, and destruction of important ecosystems such as wetlands and mangroves. A significant increase of sea level would hamper the economy, trade, tourism, biodiversity and livelihood. This article attempts to highlight a snapshot of physical, economic and social impacts of SLR and adaptation measures needed in Malaysia.