A High-Resolution Coupled Riverine Flow, Tide, Wind, Wind Wave, and Storm Surge Model for Southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Part II: Synoptic Description and Analysis of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were powerful storms that impacted southern Louisiana and Mississippi during the 2005 hurricane season. In Part I, the authors describe and validate a high-resolution coupled riverine flow, tide, wind, wave, and storm surge model for this region. Herein, the model is used...

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Published in:Monthly weather review 2010-02, Vol.138 (2), p.378-404
Main Authors: DIETRICH, J. C, BUNYA, S, CARDONE, V. J, COX, A. T, POWELL, M. D, WESTERINK, H. J, ROBERTS, H. J, WESTERINK, J. J, EBERSOLE, B. A, SMITH, J. M, ATKINSON, J. H, JENSEN, R, RESIO, D. T, LUETTICH, R. A, DAWSON, C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climatology
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Floods
Freshwater
Geography
High resolution
Human-made structures
Hurricanes
Kinematics
Levees & battures
Marshes
Mathematical models
Meteorology
Modelling
Perturbation
Radiation
Storm surges
Storm tracks
Storms
Tidal waves
Tides
Topography
Weather
Wind
Wind waves
Winds
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Summary:Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were powerful storms that impacted southern Louisiana and Mississippi during the 2005 hurricane season. In Part I, the authors describe and validate a high-resolution coupled riverine flow, tide, wind, wave, and storm surge model for this region. Herein, the model is used to examine the evolution of these hurricanes in more detail. Synoptic histories show how storm tracks, winds, and waves interacted with the topography, the protruding Mississippi River delta, east-west shorelines, manmade structures, and low-lying marshes to develop and propagate storm surge. Perturbations of the model, in which the waves are not included, show the proportional importance of the wave radiation stress gradient induced setup.
ISSN:0027-0644
1520-0493
DOI:10.1175/2009mwr2907.1