RETURN Project - PNRR
Published April 1, 2026 | Version v1
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Coastal sinkhole susceptibility in RETURNLAND NE sector. Past and future scenarios of sea level rising

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon University of Naples Federico II
  • 2. ROR icon University of Palermo
  • 3. ROR icon University of Bari Aldo Moro

Description

This package contains input data and results of a sinkhole susceptibility analysis conducted along the RETURNLAND coastline. Input data include sinkhole clusters (available as shapefiles and CSV files), metadata of predisposing factors, and the related raster layers (coastline density, cover thickness, geolithology, relative slope position, slope, and topographic wetness index), for both phases. Coastline data include MIS 5 paleo shorelines (training phase) and projected future coastline scenarios (projection phase). The results folder contains detailed information on the analysis performed, including model validation outputs and the resulting susceptibility maps.  

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