Computer Simulation of Storm Surges and River Flooding in Mobile Bay

摘要

A modified Reid-Bodine hydrodynamic-salinity model and an open coast water model were used on the University of Alabama Univac-1110 computer system to simulate the Mobile Bay, Alabama, system under severe storm surge and/or flooding conditions. Hurricanes cause both surges in the bay and river flooding. Data input and sources are described including river flooding input data and storm surge input data with conformal mapping and storm surge equations. Model calibration and verification are also described. The model is used to describe water behavior during river flood stage as a function of river discharge rate.