Date of Award
Summer 8-2011
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Aeronautics
Department
Applied Aviation Sciences
Committee Chair
Richard K. Snow
First Committee Member
Louis McNally III
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to find how past trends and future predictions of climate change and associated factors would affect airport operations at the L. F. Wade International Airport. The Government of Bermuda's plans to build a new terminal were also analyzed to determine potential impacts. Predicted future trends of sea level rise and hurricane activity were assessed by analyzing previous occurrences and studies and depicted using GIS mapping data. Risk of storm surge to the L. F. Wade International Airport has become apparent, especially after Hurricane Fabian of 2003. The results of this study suggest that the risk of the airport being inundated by storm surge is very likely by the end of the century. Options to protect the airport from the impacts of climate change include creating protective structures including sea walls, revetments, and breakwaters.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Brisson, Sebastian Romeo Phillip, "Assessing the Effects of Climate Change and Addressing Solutions at L. F. Wade International Airport, Bermuda" (2011). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 27.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/27
