Simulating storm surge and compound flooding events with a creek-to-ocean model: Importance of baroclinic effects

F Ye, YJ Zhang, H Yu, W Sun, S Moghimi, E Myers… - Ocean Modelling, 2020 - Elsevier
We present a creek-to-ocean 3D baroclinic model based on unstructured grids that aims to
unite traditional hydrologic and ocean models in a single modeling platform, by taking full …

Coastal flooding from wave overtopping and sea level rise adaptation in the northeastern USA

D Xie, QP Zou, A Mignone, JD MacRae - Coastal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract In the northeastern United States, flooding arising from wave overtopping poses a
constant threat to coastal communities during storm events. The purpose of this study is to …

Simulating compound flooding events in a hurricane

YJ Zhang, F Ye, H Yu, W Sun, S Moghimi, E Myers… - Ocean Dynamics, 2020 - Springer
Compound flooding is usually induced by the concurrence of coastal storm surge and heavy
precipitation induced river flooding, with the former involving oceanic processes and the …

Modeling wave effects on storm surge and coastal inundation

G Wu, F Shi, JT Kirby, B Liang, J Shi - Coastal Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
We present a parametric study of surface wave effects on storm surge and coastal
inundation. Hurricane wind forcing terms, atmosphere pressure gradient terms, and …

From weather to ocean predictions: an historical viewpoint

N Pinardi, L Cavaleri, G Coppini, P De Mey, C Fratianni… - 2017 - elischolar.library.yale.edu
This paper reviews the historical development of concepts and practices in the science of
ocean predictions. It begins with meteorology, which conducted the first forecasting …

Application of SWAN+ ADCIRC to tide-surge and wave simulation in Gulf of Maine during Patriot's Day storm

D Xie, Q Zou, JW Cannon - Water Science and Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The southern coast of the Gulf of Maine in the United States is prone to flooding caused by
nor'easters. A state-of-the-art fully-coupled model, the Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) …

Air-sea interaction processes during hurricane Sandy: Coupled WRF-FVCOM model simulations

S Li, C Chen - Progress in Oceanography, 2022 - Elsevier
A fully-coupled atmospheric-ocean model was developed by coupling WRF (Weather
Research and Forecasting Model) with FVCOM (the unstructured-grid, Finite-Volume …

Coastal flooding in Scituate (MA): A FVCOM study of the 27 December 2010 nor'easter

RC Beardsley, C Chen, Q Xu - Journal of Geophysical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A nested Finite‐Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) inundation forecast model has
been developed for Scituate (MA) as part of the Northeast Coastal Ocean Forecast System …

Investigating Pseudo-nitzschia australis introduction to the Gulf of Maine with observations and models

S Clark, KA Hubbard, DJ McGillicuddy Jr… - Continental shelf …, 2021 - Elsevier
In 2016, an unprecedented Pseudo-nitzschia australis bloom in the Gulf of Maine led to the
first shellfishery closures due to domoic acid in the region's history. In this paper, potential …

Assessing storm surge impacts on coastal inundation due to climate change: case studies of Baltimore and Dorchester County in Maryland

M Li, F Zhang, S Barnes, X Wang - Natural Hazards, 2020 - Springer
Hurricane Isabel (2003) generated record flooding around Chesapeake Bay and caused
extensive damage in rural Eastern Shore of Maryland and metropolitan cities like Baltimore …