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Mangroves Analysis
Select a reservoir location (Africa only)
Tool description:
Tool currently only works in african region.
This tool combines reservoir trap efficiency calculation by Brune(1953) and mangrove vulnerability study by WWF.
Activate the Fill Coordinates button and click on a map location to indicate position of a potential dam. Location will snap to the closest river.
Add expected size of a reservoir. If annual inflow is not specified, it will be estimated from Octopus database.
Tool will provide statistics on expected change in sediments transfer and outline potentionally affected areas of mangrove forests.
Graph outlying historical changes in nearby mangrove forests will also be provided.
Longtitude:
Latitude:
Fill coordinates
Reservoir dimensions
Reservoir Volume:
×10
6
m
3
(Optional) Reservoir Annual Inflow:
×10
6
m
3
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