Journal article
THE CI-FLOW PROJECT: A System for Total Water Level Prediction from the Summit to the Sea
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol.92(11), pp.1427-1442
11/01/2011
DOI: 10.1175/2011BAMS3150.1
Abstract
The objective of the Coastal and Inland Flooding Observation and Warning (CI-FLOW) project is to prototype new hydrometeorologic techniques to address a critical NOAA service gap: routine total water level predictions for tidally influenced watersheds. Since February 2000, the project has focused on developing a coupled modeling system to accurately account for water at all locations in a coastal watershed by exchanging data between atmospheric, hydrologic, and hydrodynamic models. These simulations account for the quantity of water associated with waves, tides, storm surge, rivers, and rainfall, including interactions at the tidal/surge interface.
Within this project, CI-FLOW addresses the following goals: i) apply advanced weather and oceanographic monitoring and prediction techniques to the coastal environment; ii) prototype an automated hydrometeorologic data collection and prediction system; iii) facilitate interdisciplinary and multiorganizational collaborations; and iv) enhance techniques and technologies that improve actionable hydrologic/hydrodynamic information to reduce the impacts of coastal flooding. Results are presented for Hurricane Isabel (2003), Hurricane Earl (2010), and Tropical Storm Nicole (2010) for the Tar–Pamlico and Neuse River basins of North Carolina. This area was chosen, in part, because of the tremendous damage inflicted by Hurricanes Dennis and Floyd (1999). The vision is to transition CI-FLOW research findings and technologies to other U.S. coastal watersheds.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- THE CI-FLOW PROJECT: A System for Total Water Level Prediction from the Summit to the Sea
- Creators
- Suzanne Van Cooten - National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationKevin E. Kelleher - National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationKenneth Howard - National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationJian Zhang - National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationJonathan J. Gourley - National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationJohn S. Kain - National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationKodi Nemunaitis-Monroe - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesZac Flamig - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesHeather Moser - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesAmi Arthur - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesCarrie Langston - Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesRandall Kolar - University of OklahomaYang Hong - University of OklahomaKendra Dresback - University of OklahomaEvan Tromble - University of OklahomaHumberto Vergara - University of OklahomaRichard A Luettich - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBrian Blanton - Renaissance Computing InstituteHoward Lander - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKen Galluppi - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillJessica Proud Losego - University of North Carolina at Chapel HillCheryl Ann Blain - Stennis Space CenterJack Thigpen - North Carolina Sea GrantKatie Mosher - North Carolina Sea GrantDarin Figurskey - NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Raleigh, North CarolinaMichael Moneypenny - NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Raleigh, North CarolinaJonathan Blaes - NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Raleigh, North CarolinaJeff Orrock - NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Raleigh, North CarolinaRich Bandy - Newport (United States)Carin Goodall - Newport (United States)John G. W. Kelley - NOAA National Geodetic SurveyJason Greenlaw - NOAA National Geodetic SurveyMicah Wengren - NOAA National Geodetic SurveyDave Eslinger - NOAA/CSC, Charleston, South CarolinaJeff Payne - NOAA/CSC, Charleston, South CarolinaGeno Olmi - NOAA/CSC, Charleston, South CarolinaJohn Feldt - Southeast HealthcareJohn Schmidt - Southeast HealthcareTodd Hamill - Southeast HealthcareRobert Bacon - South Carolina Sea Grant ConsortiumRobert Stickney - Texas Sea Grant College ProgramLundie Spence - NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol.92(11), pp.1427-1442
- DOI
- 10.1175/2011BAMS3150.1
- ISSN
- 0003-0007
- eISSN
- 1520-0477
- Publisher
- American Meteorological Society
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984446529302771
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