Long Island Sound Storm Long Island Sound Storm Surge Modeling &Surge Modeling &

Inundation VisualizationInundation VisualizationTodd Fake, Jim OTodd Fake, Jim O’’Donnell, Peter Gay, UCONNDonnell, Peter Gay, UCONN

With the help of CT DEP and UMASS DartmouthWith the help of CT DEP and UMASS Dartmouth

With Support of NOAA IOOS Program, through With Support of NOAA IOOS Program, through NERACOOS, for model development NERACOOS, for model development

and and

CT Sea Grant for providing information to CT Sea Grant for providing information to coastal and municipal managers on the local coastal and municipal managers on the local

impacts of climate change.impacts of climate change.

Long Island Sound Storm Long Island Sound Storm Surge Modeling &Surge Modeling &

Inundation VisualizationInundation Visualization• LIS Modeling ApproachLIS Modeling Approach

– Wind Field GenerationWind Field Generation

Parametric ModelParametric Model

– Storm SimulationStorm Simulation

FVCOM – Finite Volume Coastal Ocean ModelFVCOM – Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model

– Visualization of ResultsVisualization of Results

Animations – Google EarthAnimations – Google Earth

Modeling of tropical cyclone Modeling of tropical cyclone windswindsPhadke, Martino, Cheung, HoustonPhadke, Martino, Cheung, Houston• Parametric Wind Model From SLOSH (USACE)Parametric Wind Model From SLOSH (USACE)

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