Surface Wind Analyses and Storm-Surge Effects of Hurricane Emily on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Abstract

Surface meteorological and coastal storm-surge data for Hurricane Emily (22 August - 6 Septemher 1993) are presented. These data include maximum surface wind speed and minimum surface central pressure histories, surface wind analyses at times of Emily's closest approach to land, 8 hr prior, and 4 hr following; and storm surge data in both tabular and graphic form for the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The report documents Emily's effects in the primary area of impact. Emily's coastal effects are noteworthy in that inundation of the barrier island system was due to high waters from Pamlico Sound rather than the Atlantic Ocean. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA305079

Entities

People

  • Andrew W. Garcia

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Barrier Islands
  • Cape Hatteras
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Floods
  • Hurricanes
  • Islands
  • Measurement
  • North Carolina
  • Oceans
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Storms
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics