| Army Corps Supplemental Appropriations: Recent History, Trends, and Policy Issues |
29 Nov 2012 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Charles V Stern; Nicole T Carter; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Under its civil works program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans, builds, operates, and maintains a wide range of water resources facilities. The Corps also plays a prominent role in responding to domestic natural disasters, in particular riverine and coastal flooding events. The Corps can assist in flood fighting at the discretion of its Chief of Engineers in order to protect life and property, principally when state resources are ... |
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| Wave Height and Water Level Variability on Lakes Michigan and St Clair |
Oct 2012 |
183 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey A Melby; Norberto C Nadal-Caraballo; Yamiretsy Pagan-Albelo; Bruce Ebersole; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| The Great Lakes are subject to coastal flooding as a result of severe storms. Strong winds blowing across the surface of the lakes produce high waves and surge. Variations in lake levels due to decadal scale variations in precipitation and anthropogenic activities affect the risk of flooding. In this report, historical storm climatology on Lakes Michigan and St Clair, and the resulting measured waves and water levels, are analyzed in ... |
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| Flood Risk and Asset Management |
Sep 2012 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
Ben Gouldby; Jonathan Simm; HYDRAULICS RESEARCH STATION WALLINGFORD (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| Over a number of years HR Wallingford and the USACE have engaged in collaboration relating to levee performance and wider flood risk management. In particular there are significant synergies in the research developments in both the US and UK focused towards the improved risk-based management of levee systems. In September 2010, USACE commissioned HR Wallingford to undertake a collaborative project to explore the utility of the tools and techniques that ... |
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| Global Climate and the Security of the European Union |
15 Mar 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Andrzej Solarz; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Climate change is a natural process in the history of the earth, but man and his actions contribute to the deepening of the changes. The effects of climate change will manifest themselves as natural disasters, storms, and the rising of sea levels, which will have a direct impact on human security in terms of the economy, food production, health, the environment, and water resources. Changes in these sectors could cause ... |
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| Determining Optimal Evacuation Decision Policies for Disasters |
Mar 2012 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Jason C Crews; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| Decision making in the face of uncertainty is a difficult task, and this is exacerbated when the decision is irreversible, it involves a near-term deadline, and/or the cost of a bad decision is high. Deciding whether to stay or evacuate from an impending natural disaster is difficult for all of these reasons. This thesis explores the evacuation decision as a Markov decision problem. We develop a generic disaster model to ... |
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| Air Land Sea Bulletin. Issue No. 2012-1, January 2012 |
Jan 2012 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
AIR LAND SEA APPLICATION CENTER LANGLEY AFB VA
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| The ALSA Center publishes the ALSB three times a year. ALSA is a multi-Service DOD field agency sponsored by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC), and Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education (LeMay Center). This periodical is governed by Army Regulation 25-30, Chapter 10. The ALSB is a vehicle to spread the word on ... |
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| Flood Risk and Asset Management |
14 Oct 2011 |
12 pages |
| Authors:
Ben Gouldby; Jonathan Simm; HR WALLINGFORD LTD OXON (GREAT BRITAIN)
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| Following the workshop at HR Wallingford in February 2011, a system flood risk model of the St Paul Minnesota area was set up. The model has been run for a number of different scenarios. The initial results of the modelling have been discussed with USACE corps representatives through a teleconference in early June 2011. Attendees were: David Margo, Dale Munger, Corby Lewis, Neal Schwanz, David Schaaf and Andrew Sander, from ... |
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| Processes Controlling Transfer of Fine-Grained Sediment Within and Between Channels and Flats on Intertidal Flats |
30 Sep 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Andrea S Ogston; WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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| A long-term goal of our sediment transport and accumulation investigations is to link sedimenttransport processes to the formation and preservation of event beds in sediment deposits. The general aim of this project is to investigate how forcing processes affect the sediment-transport dynamics that act to import or export fine-grained sediment in intertidal regions. We strive to understand how the delicate balance of ebb and flood sediment fluxes is maintained to ... |
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| Probability of Flood-Induced Overtopping of Barriers in Watershed-Reservoir-Dam Systems |
01 Sep 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Luis A de Bejar; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS VICKSBURG MS ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
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| An engineering methodology is developed to build hazard curves to evaluate the probability of flood-induced overtopping of barriers in watershed-reservoir-dam systems. The probable maximum precipitation in the watershed under consideration and its distribution in time during the acting storm is estimated. Considering the effects of the local geology, soil, topography, and land use, a random representation of the storm hourly rain is translated into effective runoff, including losses due to ... |
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| Comparative Analysis of Emergency Response Operations: Haiti Earthquake in January 2010 and Pakistan's Flood in 2010 |
Sep 2011 |
171 pages |
| Authors:
Javed I Niazi; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| This study explores HA/DR operations and the associated response of the international community during the recent earthquake in Haiti and flood in Pakistan in 2010. A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 hit Haiti on January 12th, causing great damage and mass casualties. The international community responded swiftly and took over relief efforts in the country, which saved a lot of lives. Handsome donations also were given and committed. Pakistan suffered ... |
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| Air Land Sea Bulletin. Issue No. 2011-3, September 2011 |
Sep 2011 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
AIR LAND SEA APPLICATION CENTER LANGLEY AFB VA
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| The ALSA Center publishes the ALSB three times a year. ALSA is a multi-Service DOD field agency sponsored by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC), and Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education (LeMay Center). This periodical is governed by Army Regulation 25-30, Chapter 10. The ALSB is a vehicle to spread the word on ... |
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| River of Interests: Water Management in South Florida and the Everglades, 1948-2010 |
Jul 2011 |
360 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew C Godfrey; Theodore Catton; ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT JACKSONVILLE FL
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| IN THE SPRING OP 2004, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commissioned Historical Research Associates, Inc. (HRA), to complete a study of the water resources system in South Florida (generally the region south of Orlando) from 1948 to 2000. This history was to include a discussion of all interests involved in water management whether federal, state, or local rather than just focusing on the history of the Corps' Central and ... |
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| Center for Geosciences/Atmospheric Research (CG/AR) Quarterly Report Number 21 |
30 Jun 2011 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
T H Vonder Haar; COLORADO STATE UNIV FORT COLLINS CENTER FOR GEOSCIENCES/ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
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| All Center for Geosciences/Atmospheric Research (CG/AR) projects were recently presented at the Annual CG/AR Program Review in March 2011. Among the themes studied by CG/AR: 1) Hydrometeorology. Researchers: Andrew Jones, Pierre Julien, Andrew Steininger, Jeffrey Niemann, and Christopher Fields. 2) Clouds, Icing, and Aerosols Effects. Researchers: Steve Miller, Yoo-Jeong Noh, Curtis Seaman, John Forsythe, Phil Partain and John Haynes. 3) Environmental Modeling and Assimilation. Researcher: Steven Fletcher. 4) Urban and ... |
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| Flood Risk and Asset Management |
15 JUN 2011 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
HR WALLINGFORD LTD OXON (GREAT BRITAIN)
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| A project initiation meeting was held in Philadelphia on 28th October 2010. One of the main items discussed was planning for the knowledge exchange workshop. The knowledge exchange workshop took place from 1st-3rd February when a delegation from the USACE visited HR Wallingford. The finalised minutes of the workshop are provided in Appendix 1. One of the primary outputs from the knowledge exchange workshop was a decision relating to the ... |
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| Air Land Sea Bulletin. Issue No. 2011-2, May 2011 |
May 2011 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
AIR LAND SEA APPLICATION CENTER LANGLEY AFB VA
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| ALSA Center publishes the ALSB three times a year. ALSA is a multi-Service DOD field agency sponsored by the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC), and Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education (LeMay Center). This periodical is governed by Army Regulation 25-30, Chapter 10. The ALSB is a vehicle to spread the word on recent ... |
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| Effects of Hurricane Ike on the Louisiana-Texas Coast from Satellite and Model Data |
MAR 2011 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Eurico J. D'Sa; Mitsuko Korobkin; Dong S. Ko; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| The river-influenced Mississippi-Louisiana -Texas (MsLaTex) coast in the northern Gulf of Mexico was in 2008 impacted by Hurricane Ike that made landfall along the Texas coast on 13 September 2008, causing widespread damage due to storm surge and coastal inundation. We examine the effects of the hurricane on the MsLaTex coast using remote sensing, model simulation and field observations. Moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer sea surface temperature imagery indicated an approximately ... |
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Delivering Innovative, Sustainable Solutions to the Nation's Engineering Challenges |
Jan 2011 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
William T Grisoli; CORPS OF ENGINEERS WASHINGTON DC
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has eight authorized CivilWorks mission areas: navigation, flood risk management, environmental protection and restoration, hydropower, regulatory, recreation, water supply, and emergency operations. We accomplish these missions with an annual civil works appropriation of about $5.7 billion. We have about 23,200 civilian employees and 300 military personnel devoted to civil works. Our organization is made up of nine regional offices (called divisions) whose boundaries ... |
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| Security Planning and Policies to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change |
Jul 2010 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Ralph H Espach; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| Climate change poses challenges to societies and governments that go far beyond the alteration of our environment. The physical impacts of climate change, including gradual but steady increases in temperature, changing precipitation patterns, the reduction of glaciers and Arctic ice, rising sea levels and changes in coastlines, and more intense and frequent extreme weather events, will affect human lives in numerous ways. While climate change does not by itself create ... |
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| Numerical Model Study of the Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, Ohio |
Sep-2009 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Richard L Stockstill; Jane M Vaughan; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District (LRH) has been charged with upgrading Dover Dam to meet hydrologic design standards and address stability issues. The LRH requested that the U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), evaluate the flow conditions in the Tuscarawas River downstream of Dover Dam as part of a safety assurance program. The two-dimensional depth-averaged module of the Adaptive Hydraulics ... |
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| TWAVE: A Modeling System for Flooding and Inundation of Islands by Tropical Storms |
Jan-2009 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Alejandro Sanchez; Zeki Demirbilek; Jane M Smith; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| This report, the first of a series, describes the coastal modeling package TWAVE (Typhoon and WAVE) developed under the Surge and Wave Island Modeling Studies (SWIMS) project capable of modeling tropical cyclone winds, waves, storm surge, and coastal inundation. The TWAVE flood and inundation package is a practice-oriented engineering modeling tool. The first version of TWAVE is described in this report and will be updated based on user feedback in ... |
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| Effects of Hurricane Katrina-Related Levee Failures on Wetland Sediments |
01-Sep-2008 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffery Steevens; Burton Suedel; Alan Kennedy; Sandra Brasfield; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, conducted a study to determine the extent to which Katrina floodwaters in the New Orleans area may have had impacts on wildlife habitat and other biological resources in surrounding areas. These experiments were conducted as part of the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET), which is investigating environmental impacts originating from the failure of the hurricane protection ... |
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| El Salvador Armed Forces Procedures in Disaster Situations |
25 MAR 2008 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jesus E. Alvarez; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This Strategy Research Paper (SRP) presents the challenges faced by the Armed Forces of El Salvador units prepared to respond to local and regional natural disasters and caused by man. Also explores the emergency activities planned and organized by the National Emergency Committee (COEN) and realized by the Armed Forces as part of the National Emergency System (SISNAE). These activities are carried out by the State resources with the intention ... |
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| Restoration of Delta Streams: A Case History and Conceptual Model |
FEB 2008 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
K. J. Killgore; Jan J. Hoover; Catherine E. Murphy; Kent D. Parrish; David R. Johnson; Karen F. Myers; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| Delta streams, forming in the floodplains of large river systems, are widespread throughout the United States. Delta streams are most prevalent in the Mississippi Embayment, also referred to as the lower Mississippi River Basin. The alluvial flood-plain deposits are typically rich in organic material. Consequently, most delta streams have been altered through intense agricultural activities and flood control measures. Low water, excessive sedimentation in smaller delta streams, and the accumulation ... |
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| Army Corps of Engineers. Known Performance Issues with New Orleans Drainage Canal Pumps Have Been Addressed, but Guidance on Future Contracts is Needed |
DEC 2007 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Anu K. Mittal; William T. Woods; Terrell G. Dorn; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Hurricane Katrina caused several breaches in the floodwalls along three drainage canals in New Orleans, contributing to catastrophic flooding. To restore the pre-Katrina level of hurricane-related flood protection, the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) decided to acquire several large-capacity pumping systems. During the process of acquiring, testing, and installing the pumping systems, issues with the pump contract and operation of the pumping systems came to light, including several identified in ... |
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| Global Climate Change: Threat Multiplier for AFRICOM? |
06 NOV 2007 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Terri A. Yackle; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The recent increased pace in which extreme weather patterns are occurring has received national attention. Whatever the catalyst for this abrupt climate change, stability for Africa hinges upon mitigating the effects of global climate change to prevent future conflicts such as Darfur, and the instability that fosters terrorism. The National Security Act of 2010 will formally address climate change and the planning requirement for the threat environment. While this strategic ... |
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| Geophysical Surveys for Assessing Levee Foundation Conditions, Sacramento River Levees, Sacramento, CA |
JUL 2007 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Jose L. Lipis; Eric W. Smith; Ryan E. North; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS GEOTECHNICAL AND STRUCTURES LAB
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| Effective flood and coastal storm emergency response depends on the ability of emergency managers to obtain information on the condition of flood damage reduction structures in near-real time. This report describes the results of a series of geophysical investigations performed to determine the potential of geophysical methods to provide supplemental geologic data between existing borings in a rapid fashion in an area of complex geology located along the toe of ... |
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| Flood-Fighting Structures Demonstration and Evaluation Program: Laboratory and Field Testing in Vicksburg, Mississippi |
JUL 2007 |
343 pages |
| Authors:
Fred Pinkard; Thad Pratt; Donald Ward; Tina Holmes; Julie Kelley; Landris T. Lee; George Sills; Eric Smith; Perry A. Taylor; Nalini Torres; Lillian Wakeley; Johannes Wibowo; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| Within the United States, sandbags have traditionally been the product of choice for temporary, barrier type flood-fighting structures. However, sandbag structures are labor intensive and time consuming to construct. Therefore, a need exists for more expedient, cost effective, temporary barrier type flood-fighting technologies. In 2004, Congress directed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to devise real-world testing procedures for Rapid Deployment Flood Wall (RDFW) and other promising alternative flood-fighting technologies. ... |
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| Polarimetry and Interferometry Applications |
01 FEB 2007 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Wolfgang Keydel; GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER (DLR) WESSLING (GERMANY) MICROWAVES AND RADAR INST
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| Based on the foregoing lectures respective applications of both Polarirnetry and Interlerornetry will be presented. From the large palette of possibilities which includes global mapping with space borne SAR and the establishment of digital terrain models with high accuracy, observation and to some extent prediction and forecast of natural disasters (involving landslides caused by earthquakes ore avalanches, volcanic eruptions, fires, floods, terrain resurfacing, followed by a period of recovery, etc.), ... |
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| Sedimentation Patterns in a Stabilized Migratory Inlet, Blind Pass, Florida |
2007 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Ping Wang; David K. Tidwell; Tanya M. Beck; Nicholas C. Kraus; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA TAMPA
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| The shoaling rate in Blind Pass entrance channel approximately equals the net southward longshore sediment transport rate. Most of the shoaling occurs along the northern side of the channel. Flow measurements and numerical modeling reveal that the ebb current is approximately twice as strong in the thalweg along the south side as compared to the rest of the channel. In contrast, the flood current is mainly uniform across the inlet ... |
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| A Pilot Study of the Effects of Post-Hurricane Katrina Floodwater Pumping on the Chemistry and Toxicity of Violet Marsh Sediments |
OCT 2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Burton C. Suedel; Jeffery A. Steevens; David E. Splichal; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| The Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force (IPET) is investigating the environmental impacts of the future of the hurricane protection system around New Orleans, Louisiana, during Hurricane Katrina. The study is needed to determine the extent to which Katrina floodwaters in the New Orleans area may have impacted wildlife habitat and other biological resources iii surrounding areas. This technical note presents preliminary data regarding the effects of pumped floodwaters on sediment ... |
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| Contaminant Fate/Transport Modeling for Environmental Consequences of IPET Task 9 |
OCT 2006 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Mark S. Dortch; Mansour Zakikhani; Sung-Chan Kim; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| This report documents mathematical model studies conducted to evaluate the environmental impacts of Hurricane Katrina. One of the primary environmental concerns associated with Hurricane Katrina was the impacts to ecological resources stemming from contaminants that were released into the floodwaters and subsequently pumped into surrounding water bodies outside the levee system. Contaminant concentrations within the water column and sediment bed were computed for two environmentally important water bodies, Lake Pontchartrain ... |
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| Application of the SAM Computer Program for Truckee River Stable Channel Analysis |
SEP 2006 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen H. Scott; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICS LAB
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| The purpose of this Coastal and Hydraulics Engineering Technical Note (CHETN) is to demonstrate the utility of the SAM computer programs for evaluating the stability of a stream restoration design on the Truckee River. SAM is an integrated system of computer programs developed under the Flood Damage Reduction and Stream Restoration Research Program sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE 2000). These programs are designed to satisfy the ... |
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| Engineering and Ecological Aspects of Dam Removal-An Overview |
SEP 2006 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Jock Conyngham; J. C. Fischenich; Kathleen D. White; ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
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| Decommissioning and removing dams has emerged as one of the central foci of the new millennium for infrastructure management, river conservation, and the restoration of fisheries populations (American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) 2002; Heinz Center 2002). Anadromous, catadromous, and adfluvial species (Figure 1) are especially impacted by dam decommissioning and removal. It represents arguably the most powerful tool and largest opportunity for restoration of aquatic ecosystems and communities that ... |
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| Salinity Measurements and General Condition of Violet Marsh, Post Hurricane Katrina |
JUL 2006 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Jeff P. Lin; Barbara A. Kleiss; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| This technical note reports surface salinity measurements taken in Violet Marsh approximately 3-1/2 months after Hurricane Katrina, and compares them to measurements made in 1993-1994 as part of the Violet Siphon Project. This note also includes photo documentation and general visual observations of the physical condition of the marsh post-Katrina. |
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| Assessment of the Effectiveness of the Israel River Ice Control Structure, Lancaster, NH |
JAN 2006 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Carrie M. Vuyovich; Kathleen D. White; COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB HANOVER NH
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| The Israel River in Lancaster NH. has experienced numerous significant ice jams. In 1981 the New England Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed an ice control structure (ICS) located about 0.5 miles upstream from the center of town. The 9-ft-high concrete-capped gabion weir was designed to retain both frazil ice during freezeup and broken ice after ice cover breakup. In recent years. the ICS has fallen into ... |
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| Scoping of Flood Hazard Mapping Needs for Merrimack County, New Hampshire |
2006 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Robert H. Flynn; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON DC
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| This report was prepared by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) New Hampshire/VermontWater Science Center for scoping of flood-hazard mapping needs for Merrimack County, New Hampshire, under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Inter-Agency agreement Number HSFE01-05X-0018. This section of the report explains the objective of the task and the purpose of the reports. |
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| Disaster Response and Appointment of a Recovery Czar: The Executive Branch's Response to the Flood of 1927 |
25 OCT 2005 |
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| Authors:
Kevin R. Kosar; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | In the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the press and policymakers have looked to the past for examples of federal responses to natural disasters that might serve as models for emulation today. Some Members of Congress have expressed an interest in creating a cabinet-level czar to administer Hurricane Katrina and Rita relief programs. Since the federal response to the flood of 1927 featured Secretary of ... |
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| Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues in the 109th Congress |
17 JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Nicole T. Carter; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Under its civil works program, the Army Corps of Engineers plans, constructs, and operates water resources facilities primarily for flood damage reduction, navigation, and environmental purposes. The 109th Congress is considering authorizing Corps planning and construction activities, and is debating changes to Corps policies and practices, through two Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2005 bills, S. 728 and H.R. 2864. Once Corps activities are authorized, the appropriations process plays ... |
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| Development of Metrics to Evaluate Effectiveness of Emergency Response Operations |
JUN 2005 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Donald E. Brown; C. D. Robinson; VIRGINIA UNIV CHARLOTTESVILLE
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| The overall effectiveness of an emergency response to a large scale disaster is a difficult entity to measure. Every disaster is different and every response is different. In fact, similar events leave totally different results in their aftermath. For example a category two hurricane might inflict much more damage than a category four, depending on the location of impact. Additionally, the emergency response to a flood in rural Mississippi will ... |
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| L-Band Wide Area Surveillance Radar Design Alternatives |
14 APR 2005 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Mark E. Davis; Braham Himed; AIR FORCE RESEARCH LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| Wide area surveillance systems are becoming more important for border and homeland security, earth resources monitoring and mitigation of natural disasters such as floods and seismic activity. As the frequency spectrum is being utilized for communications and business networking, the available bandwidth for these important efforts is more difficult. Historically, airborne surveillance radars have been fielded at either UHF or S-Band for airborne vehicle detection, and at X-Band for surface ... |
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| Update to the Propagation and Establishment of Aquatic Plants Handbook |
MAR 2005 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
R. M. Smart; Gary O. Dick; Joe R. Snow; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| Man-made reservoirs initially lack aquatic plants, and their operation for flood protection or water supply may result in extreme water level fluctuations that hinder natural establishment. In many cases natural establishment could take decades or even longer. In the interim these reservoirs provide relatively poor aquatic habitat and water quality. Unvegetated aquatic ecosystems are also at risk of invasion by problematic, non indigenous species. These unvegetated man-made systems would benefit ... |
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| Literature Review for Texas Department of Transportation Research Project 0-4695: Guidance for Design in Areas of Extreme Bed-Load Mobility, Edwards Plateau, Texas |
2005 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Franklin T. Heitmuller; William H. Asquith; Xing Fang; David B. Thompson; Keh-Han Wang; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESTON VA
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| A review of the literature addressing sediment transport in gravel-bed river systems and structures designed to control bed-load mobility is provided as part of Texas Department of Transportation research project 0-4695: Guidance for Design in Areas of Extreme Bed-Load Mobility. The study area comprises the western half of the Edwards Plateau in central Texas. Three primary foci of the literature review are journal articles, edited volumes, and government publications. Major ... |
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| Quality-Assurance Plan for the Analysis of Fluvial Sediment by the U. S. Geological Survey Kentucky Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory |
2005 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Elizabeth A. Shreve; Aimee C. Downs; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY RESTON VA
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| This report describes laboratory procedures used by the U. S. Geological Survey Kentucky Water Science Center Sediment Laboratory for the processing and analysis of fluvial sediment samples for concentration of sand and finer material. The report details the processing of a sediment sample through the laboratory from receiving the sediment sample, through the analytical process, to compiling results of the requested analysis. Procedures for preserving sample integrity, calibrating and maintaining ... |
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| Implementing the Web-based 3D Coast Flood Disaster Simulation System |
NOV 2004 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Myung-Hee Jo; Yun-Won Jo; Dong-Ho Shin; Hyoung-Sub Kim; Jin-Sub Kim; KYUNGIL UNIV (KOREA)
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| The damage scale and damage area in the coast have been increased dramatically because of calamities such as typhoon, tidal wave, flood and storm. Especially, 409 cases, which reach to about 40.9% of natural disasters of 1,000 cases for the recent 15 years have happened on coast area. More than 40% of the natural disasters that occur every year are happening in coastland. Therefore, there is a great need to ... |
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| Multidimensional Numerical Modeling of Surges Over Initially Dry Land |
SEP 2004 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
R. C. Berger; L. M. Lee; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS COASTAL AND HYDRAULICSLAB
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| For modelers evaluating the impact of dam, levee and structure failures the need is to be able to determine the flood height and timing. A two- dimensional (2-D) model needs to be able to reproduce this flood wave along the channel and over dry ground. This report details the testing of the 2-D shallow- water module of the ADaptive Hydraulics (ADH) model for surges over initially dry ground. ADH utilizes ... |
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| Cold Regions Engineering: Combined Effects of Temperature and Soils on Infiltration |
SEP 2004 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
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| The hydrographic response of watersheds to precipitation is determined by their morphologies and their abilities to abstract rainfall. The abstraction ability of a soil is determined by its infiltration rate, which in turn is a function of its hydraulic properties and antecedent water content. Loss rate parameters in runoff models are typically determined by the type, condition, and cover for the hydrographic unit being considered. Seasonal effects are rarely, if ... |
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| Conceptual Models to Support Environmental Planning and Operations |
SEP 2004 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Jim E. Henderson; L. J. O'Neil; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS
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| The purpose of this technical note is to provide guidelines on the use of conceptual models to improve system-wide planning and operation of water resource projects of the Corps of Engineers. Conceptual models provide a tool to represent, communicate, and analyze the structure, functions, and hierarchical relationships of the systems affected by Corps activities. The movement toward ecosystem restoration projects and toward sustainability of economic and ecologically viable systems has ... |
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| Flood Event Assessment Tool (FEAT) User's Manual and Technical Documentation |
JUL 2004 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Jerrell R. Ballard Jr.; Margaret R. Kress; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| The Flood Event Assessment Tool (FEAT) is a prototype geospatial modeling tool that uses river and stream gage data, landscape digital elevation models (DEMs), main and secondary; channel centerlines or cross sections to generate a geospatial-based flood surface. The primary objective in developing FEAT was to improve the accuracy and decrease the time and effort required to determine dynamic flood surfaces and provide information for decision-making. This guide provides an ... |
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| Application of an Ecological Model for the Cibolo Creek Watershed |
APR 2004 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
David Price; Terry McLendon; Cade Coldren; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER VICKSBURG MS
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| The U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth (CESWF) is involved in demon- strating the utility of an ecological model in the performance and interpretation of a comprehensive General Investigations (GI) study of the Cibolo Creek watershed upstream of Interstate 10 near San Antonio, Texas. Partners to the District in this project are the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW). Project ... |
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| South Eastern Europe Cooperation in the Field of Modeling and Simulation |
NOV 2003 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Stojce M. Deskovski; Zoran M. Gacovski; Slavko M. Angelevski; MILITARY ACADEMY GENERAL MIHAILO APOSTOLSKI SKOPJE (YUGOSLAVIA)
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| In this paper we present an overview of our regional cooperation in the field of modeling and simulation. The use of modelling and simulation is a flexible and a cost-effective tool for improvement of military education, training, exercising and defense planning. It also promotes interoperability with NATO. We are a member of the South Eastern Defense Ministerial (SEDM initiative Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey) and we ... |
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