Advancing the understanding of storm processes and impacts

摘要

Storm processes and impacts research needs include A) Represent the dynamic feedbacks among storm-driven hydro- and morphodynamics. The research objectives are to: 1) better understand sediment transport to improve our ability to simulate morphologic change, 2) integrate relevant physics into numerical models, couple the models, and provide a feedback mechanism between models, 3) include the effects of vegetation and sedimentation on beach and dune response and recovery, and 4) incorporate rainfall runoff into the hydrodynamic and morphodynamic modeling capabilities. Quantification of the feedback between hydrologic, hydraulic, sediment transport, morphologic, and vegetation conditions is needed to fully forecast storm impacts and plan mitigation strategies.