Forecasting Hurricane Storm Surge on the Mississippi River

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Reed ◽  
Bob E. Stucky
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Mississippi River ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge

scholarly journals RECONNAISSANCE LEVEL STUDY MISSISSIPPI STORM SURGE BARRIER

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (33) ◽  
pp. 69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathijs Van Ledden ◽  
Joost Lansen ◽  
Hennes De Ridder ◽  
Billy Edge
Keyword(s):  
New Orleans ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Mississippi River ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Levee System ◽  
Feasible Alternative ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge ◽  
The City

This paper reports a reconnaissance level study of a storm surge barrier in the Mississippi River. Historical hurricanes have shown storm surge of several meters along the Mississippi River levees up to and upstream of New Orleans. Future changes due to sea level rise and subsidence will further increase the risk of flooding due to hurricane storm surge. A surge barrier downstream of New Orleans has been considered as an alternative to levee raise along the Mississippi River. Hydraulic computations show that the build-up of water behind the barrier due to the Mississippi River flow is (much) lower than the hurricane surge protruding up the river in the no-barrier situation. The barrier will probably eliminate the need to upgrade the system upstream of the barrier while providing the same level of hurricane risk reduction. A hybrid barrier (a combination of different gate types) with a primary swing gate for navigation (and flow) and secondary lift gates to accommodate for flow is a technically feasible alternative. The barrier remains open for almost the entire year and would only to be closed during severe tropical events (say once every 2 - 3 years). Several measures are included in the conceptual design to mitigate the navigation impact. The construction costs of the barrier are estimated at $1.6 - 2.6 billion. It is recommended to compare the investment costs of a barrier including adjacent tie-ins to the existing HSDRRS to the costs of upgrading and maintaining the levee system throughout the city of New Orleans.

Simulating Hurricane Storm Surge in the Lower Mississippi River under Varying Flow Conditions

2013 ◽  
Vol 139 (5) ◽  
pp. 492-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Martyr ◽  
J. C. Dietrich ◽  
J. J. Westerink ◽  
P. C. Kerr ◽  
C. Dawson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Mississippi River ◽  
Flow Conditions ◽  
Lower Mississippi River ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge

Estimating tsunami inundation from hurricane storm surge predictions along the U.S. gulf coast

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 1005-1024 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Pampell-Manis ◽  
Juan Horrillo ◽  
Jens Figlus
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Tsunami Inundation ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge ◽  
The U.S

scholarly journals A Basin- to Channel-Scale Unstructured Grid Hurricane Storm Surge Model Applied to Southern Louisiana

2008 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 833-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joannes J. Westerink ◽  
Richard A. Luettich ◽  
Jesse C. Feyen ◽  
John H. Atkinson ◽  
Clint Dawson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
Unstructured Grid ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Skill Assessment ◽  
Open Boundary ◽  
Wind Fields ◽  
Hurricane Wind ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge ◽  
Southern Louisiana

Abstract Southern Louisiana is characterized by low-lying topography and an extensive network of sounds, bays, marshes, lakes, rivers, and inlets that permit widespread inundation during hurricanes. A basin- to channel-scale implementation of the Advanced Circulation (ADCIRC) unstructured grid hydrodynamic model has been developed that accurately simulates hurricane storm surge, tides, and river flow in this complex region. This is accomplished by defining a domain and computational resolution appropriate for the relevant processes, specifying realistic boundary conditions, and implementing accurate, robust, and highly parallel unstructured grid numerical algorithms. The model domain incorporates the western North Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea so that interactions between basins and the shelf are explicitly modeled and the boundary condition specification of tidal and hurricane processes can be readily defined at the deep water open boundary. The unstructured grid enables highly refined resolution of the complex overland region for modeling localized scales of flow while minimizing computational cost. Kinematic data assimilative or validated dynamic-modeled wind fields provide the hurricane wind and pressure field forcing. Wind fields are modified to incorporate directional boundary layer changes due to overland increases in surface roughness, reduction in effective land roughness due to inundation, and sheltering due to forested canopies. Validation of the model is achieved through hindcasts of Hurricanes Betsy and Andrew. A model skill assessment indicates that the computed peak storm surge height has a mean absolute error of 0.30 m.

A 3D visualization system for hurricane storm-surge flooding

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Zhang ◽  
S.-C. Chen ◽  
P. Singh ◽  
K. Saleem ◽  
N. Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Storm Surge ◽  
3D Visualization ◽  
Visualization System ◽  
Surge Flooding ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge

Implementation/optimization of moving least squares response surfaces for approximation of hurricane/storm surge and wave responses

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 955-983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros A. Taflanidis ◽  
Gaofeng Jia ◽  
Andrew B. Kennedy ◽  
Jane M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Least Squares ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Response Surfaces ◽  
Moving Least Squares ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge

scholarly journals Dynamic modeling of barrier island response to hurricane storm surge under future sea level rise

2018 ◽  
Vol 149 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 413-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davina L. Passeri ◽  
Matthew V. Bilskie ◽  
Nathaniel G. Plant ◽  
Joseph W. Long ◽  
Scott C. Hagen
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Storm Surge ◽  
Dynamic Modeling ◽  
Barrier Island ◽  
Hurricane Storm Surge
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