Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0877235
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Contribution of surf zone wind stress to storm surge inundation. In the present era of climate change, storm surge forecasting is becoming an increasingly important part of disaster management planning. The responsible state and national agencies require accurate forecasting tools in order to best safeguard communities and plan infrastructure. Storm surges result from low pressure atmospheric conditions and wind forces on the ocean. However, the wind forces on the surf zone are unknown, with the result that inaccurate warnings are issued to communities. This project will lead to significant improvements in forecast accuracy by providing this missing data and by developing new models for the surf zone wind forcing.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2008
End Date: 12-2012
Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Ocean Engineering | Oceanography | Physical Oceanography | Meteorology
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Physical and chemical conditions | Oceanic processes (excl. climate related) |
