Forecasting Coastal Impacts from Tropical Cyclones using the ADCIRC Prediction System
Team Members
UNC Chapel Hill
Rick Luettich
Brian Blanton (RENCI)
University of Georgia
Matt Bilskie
The Water Institute of the Gulf
Zach Cobell
Oregon State University
Dan Cox
North Carolina State University
Casey Dietrich
Seahorse Coastal Consulting
Jason Fleming
University of Rhode Island
Isaac Ginis
NOAA/NWS/NCEP
Andre van de Westhuysen
Ali Abdolali
Team Objectives
Sea-state dependent surface drag – implement in ADCIRC + WW3
Implement data assimilation with forecast capability
Operational model runs during events
Creation of enhanced output products
Post event wave / water level analysis
Mesh upgrades – topo/bathy, land cover
COAMPS-TC interface – AWS process MetGet
Evaluation of ADCIRC + WW3 with multiple unstructured meshes
Team Objectives
ADCIRC+SWAN / ADCIRC+WW3 forecast systems with additional components of data assimilation of water level, XBeach, damage analysis, sea-state dependent surface stress
Deterministic forecasts of water level, waves, erosion and damage for tropical cyclone events in 2022-2024