Performance of the Unstructured-Mesh, SWAN+ADCIRC Model in Computing Hurricane Waves and Surge

• DOI: 10.1007/s10915-011-9555-6
• Publication Date: 2011-11-09T08:57:41Z
• Authors: J. C. Dietrich; S. Tanaka; J. J. Westerink; C. N. Dawson; R. A. Luettich; M. Zijlema; L. H. Holthuijsen; J. M. Smith; L. G. Westerink; H. J. Westerink
• Keywords: Storm Surge; Shallow water equations

Coupling wave and circulation models is vital in order to define shelf, nearshore and inland hydrodynamics during a hurricane. The intricacies of the inland floodplain domain, level of required mesh resolution and physics make these complex computations very cycle-intensive. Nonetheless, fast wall-clock times are important, especially when forecasting an incoming hurricane.