Validation of Delft3D as a Coastal Surge and Inundation Prediction System

Abstract

Coastal regions are vital to naval operations and have rapidly growing populations making them increasingly vulnerable to storm surge and inundation. The US Navy currently uses the Delft3D modeling suite (Stelling, 1996) for predicting nearshore circulation when inundation is not the primary concern, and PCTides for surge modeling. This report will detail the validation of the new Coastal Surge and Inundation Prediction System (CSIPS) based on Delft3D for operational use by the US Navy. Baseline studies using re-analysis winds during Hurricanes Ike and Irene as well as some sensitivity studies are presented. We also compare the results from Delft3D and PCTides in an operational scenario to available data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2016
Accession Number
ADA631769

Entities

People

  • Andrew Condon
  • Jay Veeramony
  • Kim Watson
  • Robert Linzell

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Flood Control
  • Floods
  • Geography
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Meteorology
  • Ocean Currents
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • Terrain
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting