Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2018
Abstract
The potential of using ADvanced CIRCulation model (ADCIRC) to assess the time incremented progression of hazard impacts on individual critical facilities has long been recognized but is not well described. As ADCIRC is applied to create granular impact models, the lack of transparency in the methods is problematic. It becomes difficult to evaluate the entire system in situations where modeling integrates different types of data (e.g., hydrodynamic and existing geospatial point data) and involves multiple disciplines and stakeholders. When considering increased interest in combining hydrodynamic models, existing geospatial information, and advanced visualizations it is necessary to increase transparency and identify the pitfalls that arise out of this integration (e.g., the inadequacy of data to support the resolution of proposed outputs). This paper thus describes an all numerical method to accomplish this integration. It provides an overview of the generation of the hydrodynamic model, describes the all numerical method utilized to model hazard impacts, identifies pitfalls that arise from the integration of existing geospatial data with the hydrodynamic model, and describes an approach to developing a credible basis for determining impacts at a granular scale. The paper concludes by reflecting on the implementation of these methods as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Integrated Emergency Management Training Course (IEMC) and identifies the need to further study the effects of integrated models and visualizations on risk perception.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Stempel, P., Ginis, I., Ullman, D., Becker, A., & Witkop, R. (2018). Real-Time Chronological Hazard Impact Modeling. J. Mar. Sci. Eng., 6(4), 137. doi: 10.3390/jmse6040134
Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse6040134
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Comment
Isaac Ginis and David Ullman are affiliated with the Graduate School of Oceanography.
Austin Beck and Robert Witkop are affiliated with the Department of Marine Affairs.