Table 2.
Data used to characterize marine and hydrometeorological hazards, vulnerability and coastal exposure, and for index validation.
| Variable | Source | Data period |
|---|---|---|
| Hazard | ||
| Marine | ||
| Significant wave height | SIMAR wave hindcast data base (Puertos del Estado) | 1958–2018 |
| Shoreline evolution rate | Aerial photographs (Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya (ICGC); Institut Cartogràfic Valencià (ICV)) | 1995–2018 |
| Low elevation zone slope | 2 m × 2 m Digital Elevation Models (ICGC; ICV) | 2014, 2010 |
| Shoreface slope | Global database40 plus local modifications using available local bathymetries | |
| Sea level rise | REDMAR Tidal gauge network (Puertos del Estado), IPCC AR6 regional projections41 | 1992–present |
| Hydrometeorological | ||
| Thunderstorms | Radar network of the Meteorological Service of Catalonia (SMC) and lightning network of the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) | 2000–2018 |
| Maximum wind gust | Daily wind data from automatic weather stations (AEMET) | 1981–2015 |
| Rainfall | Daily precipitation from automatic weather stations (AEMET) | 1981–2015 |
| Vulnerability | ||
| Marine | ||
| Geomorphology | Aerial photographs (ICGC; ICV) | 2018 |
| Beach width | Aerial photographs (ICGC; ICV) | 2018 |
| Accommodation space | Aerial photographs (ICGC; ICV) | 2018 |
| Hydrometeorological | ||
| Soil permeability | Spanish Land Use Information System—SIOSE (National Centre for Geographic Information (CNIG)) | 2014 |
| Terrain slope | 200 m × 200 m Digital Terrain Model (CNIG) | 2015 |
| Stream order | Hydrographical Classification of Rivers (Spanish Centre for Hydrographic Studies (CEDEX) | 2016 |
| Exposure | ||
| Land use | Spanish Land Use Information System—SIOSE (CNIG) | 2014 |
| Transport network | Aerial photographs (ICGC; ICV) | 2018 |
| Gross Household Disposable Income | Statitiscal Institut of Catalonia (IDESCAT); Generalitat Valenciana | 2018 |
| Economic activity | Tourism indicators. IDESCAT; Generalitat Valenciana | 2018 |
| Population | IDESCAT; Generalitat Valenciana | 2018 |
| Validation | ||
| Cumulative damage | Compensatory payments by the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (CCS) | 1994–2021 |
| Damaging floods frequency | INUNGAMA database42 | 1981–2020 |
| Intensity of actual coastal damages | State of the Coastal Zone in Catalonia43 | 2000–2010 |
| Intensity of Gloria-storm induced coastal damages | Compilation from different sources | 2020 |