Oregon Researcher Uses Texas Supercomputer to Model Future Flood Zones in Northwestern Coastal Towns

摘要

The Pacific Northwest is dotted by small, low-lying, coastal cities susceptible to devastation from major storms that bring substantial wind, waves, and storm surge. David Hill, a researcher at Oregon State University, is focused on the hydrology and hydrodynamics in coastal areas, which represent the boundary between terrestrial and marine environments. His research on future flooding in Tillamook Bay was published in the Journal of Geophysical Research in January 2015.