Title :
Improving the understanding of hurricanes: Visualizing storm surge
Author :
Irby, Derek ; Mohammadi-Aragh, Mahnas Jean ; Moorhead, Robert ; Amburn, Phil
Author_Institution :
Geosystems Res. Inst., Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MS, USA
Abstract :
Improved methods for visualizing hurricanes, specifically their associated storm surge, will increase the understanding of the effects of hurricanes. Enhanced understanding could result in better preparedness, safer evacuations, and less loss of life when a hurricane strike is eminent. Using Hurricane Katrina (2005) and its catastrophic, record-breaking storm surge as an example, we created storm surge visualizations of both measured and modeled data (Fig. 1).
Keywords :
data visualisation; ocean waves; oceanography; storms; Hurricane Katrina; evacuations; hurricane; loss of life; preparedness; storm surge visualization; Data visualization; Earth; Floods; Hurricanes; Predictive models; Rivers; Sea measurements; Storms; Surges; Water storage; ADCIRC; Google Earth; Hurricane Katrina; Storm Surge; hurricane visualization;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2009, MTS/IEEE Biloxi - Marine Technology for Our Future: Global and Local Challenges
Conference_Location :
Biloxi, MS
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4960-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-933957-38-1
