TY - GEN
T1 - An index for predicting storm erosion due to increased waves and water levels
AU - Miller, Jon K.
AU - Livermont, Elizabeth
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - A new method of classifying storms based on the erosion potential of its associated waves and water levels is presented. The Storm Erosion Index (SEI) and the related Peak Erosion Intensity (PEI) Index differ from traditional measures of storm magnitude in that they account for the joint occurrence of storm waves and elevated water levels in a physical way. Both the PEI and SEI are time dependent functions of the local water level and incident wave energy, and can be used to either hindcast historic conditions based on observational data, or predict future conditions based on existing hydrodynamic forecast models. In this study historical storms are analyzed based upon both traditional (surge, wave height, and wave energy) and non-traditional (PEI and SEI) measures of intensity, and then compared to observed shoreline changes. Copyright ASCE 2008.
AB - A new method of classifying storms based on the erosion potential of its associated waves and water levels is presented. The Storm Erosion Index (SEI) and the related Peak Erosion Intensity (PEI) Index differ from traditional measures of storm magnitude in that they account for the joint occurrence of storm waves and elevated water levels in a physical way. Both the PEI and SEI are time dependent functions of the local water level and incident wave energy, and can be used to either hindcast historic conditions based on observational data, or predict future conditions based on existing hydrodynamic forecast models. In this study historical storms are analyzed based upon both traditional (surge, wave height, and wave energy) and non-traditional (PEI and SEI) measures of intensity, and then compared to observed shoreline changes. Copyright ASCE 2008.
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U2 - 10.1061/40968(312)51
DO - 10.1061/40968(312)51
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:57649098723
SN - 9780784409688
T3 - Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008 - Proceedings of the Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008
SP - 561
EP - 572
BT - Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008 - Proceedings of the Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008
T2 - Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008
Y2 - 13 April 2008 through 16 April 2008
ER -