Validation of Delft3D as a Coastal Surge and Inundation Prediction System.

摘要

Coastal regions are vital to naval operations and have rapidly growing populations making them increasingly vulnerable to storm surge and inundation. The US Navy currently uses the Delft3D modeling suite (Stelling, 1996) for predicting nearshore circulation when inundation is not the primary concern, and PCTides for surge modeling. This report will detail the validation of the new Coastal Surge and Inundation Prediction System (CSIPS) based on Delft3D for operational use by the US Navy. Baseline studies using re-analysis winds during Hurricanes Ike and Irene as well as some sensitivity studies are presented. We also compare the results from Delft3D and PCTides in an operational scenario to available data.