VICKSBURG, Miss.—ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) researchers recently participated in the North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study Numerical Modeling/Climate Change webinar, informing interagency partners on the study effort of numerical modeling of storm climatology.
The North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study Numerical Modeling is used for computation of the joint probability of Hurricane Sandy and coastal storm-forcing parameters from Maine to Virginia. The webinar presented the need for the modeling work, products to be developed and work accomplished to date.
ERDC personnel leading the modeling discussion were Dr. Chris Massey, Dr. Norberto Nadal and Mary Cialone, who focused on application of numerical models and statistical analysis tools that comprise the ERDC Coastal Storm Modeling System and Database.
In addition to USACE, 14 federal agency representatives attended, along with state agencies, non-government organizations, academia and private industry.
Additional information can be found on the study website at http://www.nad.usace.army.mil/compstudy.