Garrity, N.J. and Battalio, R. and Hawkes, P. and Roupe, D. (2006) Evaluation of event and response approaches to estimate the 100-year coastal flood for Pacific coast sheltered waters. In: ICCE 2006 (30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering), 3 - 8 September 2006, San Diego, California, USA.
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Coastal flooding on the Pacific Coast of the United States typically results from the joint occurrence of relatively high water levels and large waves, which are partially correlated. This paper evaluates three approaches to address the joint probability of water levels and waves (flood forcing events) in estimating coastal flood levels (responses) with a 100-year return period. The event approach involves selecting extreme events that are expected to force a response that approximates or exceeds the 100-year flood response. The two response approaches determine the response probability from a calculated response data set. The approaches were applied to a sheltered waters site to inform the development and implementation of the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency's guidelines for mapping coastal flood hazards on the Pacific Coast. Both event and response approaches can provide adequate results, but each requires varying levels of judgment and has advantages and disadvantages. A hybrid between event and response approaches is identified as a balance of accuracy and efficiency in coastal flood studies.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Floods > Flood risk assessment and mapping Floods > General Coasts > General |
| Divisions: | Coastal Floods |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email i.services@hrwallingford.com |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Apr 2020 09:47 |
| Last Modified: | 21 May 2020 08:03 |
| URI: | http://eprints.hrwallingford.com/id/eprint/573 |
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