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. 2019 Aug 28;10:3847. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11602-1

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Fig. 1 — Spaceborne elevation of the Mekong delta and derived inundation maps. a Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) of the Mekong delta in Vietnam. b, c Inundation maps following sea-level rise based on the SRTM DEM containing effects of striping and other height errors. b Inundation zones with meters sea-level rise²⁹, copyright by 2008 ICEM. Used by written permission. This map was included in several policy documents, amongst others, the Asian Development Bank³⁶, Mekong River commission technical paper³²; World Wildlife fund risk assessment Mekong³⁴ and the Dutch-Vietnamese Mekong Delta Plan³⁵, which is now a leading document for major Worldbank projects in the delta. c Low elevated coast zones with population density^30,38, copyright by 2008 CARE International and UN University. Used by permission. This map was included in, amongst others, the risk assessment Mekong by the World Wildlife Fund³⁴