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Apr 26, 2012
Numerical Modeling of Storm Surge Generated by Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii
Authors: Edison Gica [email protected], Michelle H. Teng, Richard A. Luettich, Jr., Kwok Fai Cheung, Cheryl Ann Blain, Chung-Sheng Wu, and Norman W. ScheffnerAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis (2001)
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' ADvanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC) model is applied to simulate the storm surge generated by Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii. The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of the ADCIRC model in predicting hurricane-generated storm surge in the Pacific insular environment and to investigate the sensitivity of storm surge generation to different wind models for this particular region. The simulated results showed good agreement with the recorded storm surge near the southwest shore of Kauai Island where Iniki made landfall. Our present numerical results revealed that the dominant forcing factor for the storm surge generation by Hurricane Iniki in Hawaii is the drop in atmospheric pressure near the eye of the hurricane, while the wind-generated surface stress has little direct effect in generating the surge.
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Ocean Wave Measurement and Analysis (2001)
Pages: 1555 - 1564
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© 2002 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822. E-mail: [email protected]
Michelle H. Teng
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Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Richard A. Luettich, Jr.
Professor, Institute of Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Morehead City, North Carolina, NC 28557
Kwok Fai Cheung
Associate Professor, Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822
Cheryl Ann Blain
Oceanographer, Oceanography Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi 39529
Chung-Sheng Wu
Physical Scientist, Office of Science and Technology, National Weather Service, NOAA, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Norman W. Scheffner
Senior Research Hydraulic Engineer, US Army Engineering Waterways Experiment Station, Coastal Engineering Research Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
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