Team 3694 Page I of 37 Table of contents Table of Contents. Defining the problem. IL. Methods Mathematically Modeling Sea Level Rise, Temperature Data. The Ice Sheet. Mass Balance- Accumulation AN Mass balance ablation Mass balance and sea level rise Thermal Expansion. 13 Localization 14 l results A17 Output Sea Level Rise data Submersion simulation results 19 IV Discussion and conclusion v Recommendations Ref Appendix A Sea Level Rise Simulation Script Appendix B Topological Raster Matrix Creation Script. Appendix C Submersion Simulation Script. Appendix d Florida Cities Data Initialization.Team # 3694 Page 1 of 37 Table of Contents Table of Contents ................................................................................................................. 1 Defining the problem ....................................................................................................... 5 II. Methods ........................................................................................................................... 6 Mathematically Modeling Sea Level Rise ....................................................................... 6 Temperature Data ............................................................................................................. 7 The Ice Sheet .................................................................................................................... 8 Mass Balance – Accumulation ........................................................................................ 9 Mass Balance - Ablation ................................................................................................ 10 Mass Balance and Sea Level Rise ................................................................................. 13 Thermal Expansion ........................................................................................................ 13 Localization .................................................................................................................... 14 III. Results .......................................................................................................................... 17 Output Sea Level Rise Data ........................................................................................... 17 Submersion Simulation Results ..................................................................................... 19 IV. Discussion and Conclusion .......................................................................................... 23 V. Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 26 References .......................................................................................................................... 28 Appendix A Sea Level Rise Simulation Script .................................................................. 29 Appendix B Topological Raster Matrix Creation Script ................................................... 33 Appendix C Submersion Simulation Script ....................................................................... 35 Appendix D Florida Cities Data Initialization ................................................................... 37