Project Name:
Development of an Optimized Tide and Hurricane Storm Surge Model for the West Coast of FL for Use with the ADCIRC Surge Guidance SystemOther Research Participants/Partners:
Stephen C. Medeiros, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityProject Description:
This project will simplify an existing high-definition, research-grade tide, wind-wave and hurricane storm surge model of the west coast of Florida for use in the ADCIRC (Advanced Circulation) Surge Guidance System (ASGS). The goal is to enable the model to complete a five-day simulation forecast in less than one hour, while retaining water surface elevations that are within 10 percent of the original research-grade model. Achieving this goal reduces model run times (from several hours to one hour) so that end-users will have model forecast guidance in a timelier fashion.
Research Interests:
Tide, wind-wave and hurricane storm surge modeling; digital elevation model development; flood-plain analysis; coastal dynamics of sea level rise; biogeophysical modeling under climate change.
Presentations and Reports:
2016 Annual Meeting presentation
2017 Annual Meeting presentation
2018 Annual Meeting presentation
2019 Annual Meeting presentation
2020 Annual Meeting presentation
Year 1 Annual Report
Year 2 Annual Report
Year 3 Annual Report
Year 4 Annual Report
In the News:
CRC news:
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Four projects improving on ADCIRC speed, reliability
Media appearances:
Sea level rise model provides real-time guidance on Tropical Storm Gordon
Barry tests New Orleans levees as Mississippi River sees dangerous new normal
New Orleans flooding: Will Mississippi River flood New Orleans when Hurricane Barry hits?
New sea-level rise projection raises threat to world’s coasts
Dr. Hagen explains his project: