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Automation And Coupling Of Models For Coastal Flood Forecasting In South Texas, Cesar Davila Hernandez, Sara E. Davila, Martin Flores, Jungseok Ho, Dong-Chul Kim
Automation And Coupling Of Models For Coastal Flood Forecasting In South Texas, Cesar Davila Hernandez, Sara E. Davila, Martin Flores, Jungseok Ho, Dong-Chul Kim
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Forecasting natural disasters such as inundations can be of great help for emergency bodies and first responders. In coastal communities, this risk is often associated with storm surge. To produce flood forecasts for coastal communities, a system must incorporate models capable of simulating such events based on forecasted weather conditions. In this work, a system for forecasting inundations based predominantly on storm surge is explored. An automation and a coupling strategy were implemented to produce forecasted flood maps automatically. The system leverages an ocean circulation model and a channel water flow model to estimate flood events in South Texas specially …