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Apr 26, 2012
The Hurricane Katrina Storm Surge in Mississippi
Authors: Alan W. Niedoroda [email protected], Lyle Hatchett [email protected], Himangshu Das [email protected], Andrew Cox [email protected], Robert Weaver [email protected], Stephen Baig [email protected], and Shabbar Saifee [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Sediments '07
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On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina sent the largest-ever recorded storm surge into the central Gulf coast. The coastal surge penetrated more than 16 km (10 mi) inland in Jackson County to the east and Hancock County to the west. Wave destruction extended more that 1 km (0.6 mi) inland. Immediately after the storm, URS teams identified and surveyed 312 coastal high water marks (CHWM) in the three coastal counties. The USGS identified an additional 90 CHWM. These were checked, verified and surveyed to within 0.08 m (0.25 ft) vertical and 3.5 m (10 ft) horizontal. In this paper, the Hurricane Katrina storm surge is documented. By considering special features of both the oceanic and overland propagation of the surge it is possible the gain an understanding of why this storm surge was so much higher and spatially extensive than other previous major hurricane events along the coast.
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Coastal Sediments '07
Pages: 1466 - 1474
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© 2007 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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URS Corporation, 1625 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 200, Tallahassee, FL 32317. E-mail: [email protected]
URS Corporation, 1625 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 200, Tallahassee, FL 32317. E-mail: [email protected]
URS Corporation, 1625 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 200, Tallahassee, FL 32317. E-mail: [email protected]
Ocean Weather, Inc., 5 River Road, Cos Cobb, CT 80525-3152. E-mail: [email protected]
Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering Program University of Florida, 548 Weil Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611. E-mail: [email protected]
National Hurricane Center, 11691 SW 17th Street, Miami, FL 33165. E-mail: [email protected]
FEMA DFO, 500 C Street SW, Crystal City Room 906, Washington, DC 20472. E-mail: [email protected]
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