U.S. Pacific Island coastal communities are extremely vulnerable to tropical cyclones. A powerful hurricane or typhoon can increase water levels and generate large waves impacting island coasts, causing coastal inundation and loss of infrastructure and life. While the complexity and accuracy in modeling coastal inundation continues to increase, most numerical models were conceived and tested primarily for U.S. mainland application. Developing methodologies to analyze accurately hurricane/typhoon waves and storm surge, ...
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