Tide-surge and wave interaction in the Gulf of Maine during an extratropical storm

Zou, Qingping; Xie, Dongmei

doi:10.1007/s10236-016-1002-7

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“…The 6hourly NCEP North American Regional Analysis (NARR) wind and pressure is used as surface pressure and wind forcing for circulation and wave simulation for the storm event. Zou and Xie (2016) validated the NARR wind and pressure data in the Gulf of Maine, indicating good agreement between the reanalysis dataset and buoy measurements.…”

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confidence: 58%

“…The coupled model has been successfully applied for storm surge and circulation simulations (e.g. Dietrich et al 2011;Sebastian et al 2014;Xie et al 2016;Zou and Xie 2016). Figure 1 shows the model coverage for wave and circulation simulation in the Gulf of Maine.…”

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“…The grid is also refined over Georges Bank to resolve the rapidly changing bathymetry in that area. The selected storm event, the 2007 Patriot's Day Storm, has an intensity similar to a moderate category II hurricane and generated large storm surge and waves in the Gulf of Maine, causing severe coastal flooding and damage to coastal infrastructures (Marrone 2008;Zou and Xie 2016). The 6hourly NCEP North American Regional Analysis (NARR) wind and pressure is used as surface pressure and wind forcing for circulation and wave simulation for the storm event.…”

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Effect of Wave-Current Interaction on Waves and Circulation Over Georges Bank During Storm Events

Xie

2017

Int. Conf. Coastal. Eng.

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The coupled spectral wave and circulation model SWAN+ADCIRC was applied to investigate the wave-current interaction during storm events over Georges Bank, a large shallow submarine bank on the eastern seaboard of North America that separates Gulf of Maine from the North Atlantic Ocean. The current over the Georges Bank displays a rotary feature over a tidal cycle. The wave-induced current is in the same order as the wind-driven current and generally in the same direction as the depth-averaged tidal current, indicating strong nonlinear wave-current interaction. The magnitude of wave-induced current reaches 0.07 m/s at low tide and 0.2 m/s at the other three tidal phases. The effect of wave-current interaction on waves at the four tidal phases is also analyzed. The role of Georges Bank in dissipating wave energy is most significant at rising mid-tide and high tide, which is close to the storm peak. At rising mid-tide, the wave height is decreased by 0.3 m to 0.5 m over the majority of the bank when the wave propagates in the same direction as the current. At falling-mid tide, the wave height is increased by 0.5 m at the southern flank and decreased by 0.5 m at the northern flank of the bank.

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Effect of Wave-Current Interaction on Waves and Circulation Over Georges Bank During Storm Events

Xie

2017

Int. Conf. Coastal. Eng.

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“…The 2007 event was initially reported on April 15 as a low pressure in the southeastern United States before it traveled north along the coastline. NOAA records indicate a barometric low of 972 mbar and wind gusts up to 59 mph over Portland [18]. The Portland Harbor tide gauge reported a peak water level of 13.28 ft. during this event [4].…”

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Linear and Nonlinear Responses to Northeasters Coupled with Sea Level Rise: A Tale of Two Bays

Moore¹,

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Pettigrew³

et al. 2020

Estuaries and Coastal Zones - Dynamics and Response to Environmental Changes

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This study aimed at dissecting the influence of sea level rise (SLR) on storm responses in two bays in the Gulf of Maine through high-resolution, three-dimensional, hydrodynamic modeling. Saco Bay, an open bay characterized by gentle coastal slopes, provided a contrast to Casco Bay that has steep shorelines and is sheltered by barrier islands and peninsulas. The Finite-Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) was implemented for Saco Bay and Casco Bay to simulate the February 1978 northeaster and an April freshwater discharge event in 2007 following the Patriots Day storm. Both events were repeatedly simulated under SLR scenarios ranging from 0 to 7 ft. Modeled storm responses were identified from the 1978 Blizzard simulations and were tracked across SLR scenarios. By comparing changes in inundation, storm currents, and salinity distribution between the two bays, freshwater discharge and bathymetric structure were isolated as two determining factors in how storm responses change with the rising sea level. The steplike bottom relief at the shoreline of Casco Bay sets up nonlinear responses to SLR. In contrast, storm responses in Saco Bay varied significantly with SLR due to alterations in river dynamics attributed to SLR-induced flooding.

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“…Several shallow water wave processes, for example triad-wave interaction, depth-induced wave breaking, and bottom friction dissipation, are contained in UnSWAN, and the model is thus particularly applicable in coastal waters [28]. The UnSWAN model was run with prescribed spectrum frequencies over a range of 0.031-1.42 Hz and was discretized into 40 bins on a logarithmic scale, which was found to provide the best simulations when compared with the measurements [29]. The wave spectrum was solved in 360 • with a directional resolution of 10 • , and the bottom friction-induced wave dissipation was modeled using the formulation from the JONSWAP project (Joint North Sea Wave Project, [30]).…”

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Assessing the Potential Highest Storm Tide Hazard in Taiwan Based on 40-Year Historical Typhoon Surge Hindcasting

Chen

Shih

et al. 2019

Atmosphere

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Typhoon-induced storm surges are catastrophic disasters in coastal areas worldwide, although typhoon surges are not extremely high in Taiwan. However, the rising water level around an estuary could be a block that obstructs the flow of water away from the estuary and indirectly forms an overflow in the middle or lower reaches of a river if the occurrence of the highest storm surge (HSS) coincides with the highest astronomical tide (HAT). Therefore, assessing the highest storm tide (HST, a combination of the HSS and HAT) hazard level along the coast of Taiwan is particularly important to an early warning of riverine inundation. This study hindcasted the storm surges of 122 historical typhoon events from 1979 to 2018 using a high-resolution, unstructured-grid, surge-wave fully coupled model and a hybrid typhoon wind model. The long-term recording measurements at 28 tide-measuring stations around Taiwan were used to analyze the HAT characteristics. The hindcasted HSSs of each typhoon category (the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan classified typhoon events into nine categories according to the typhoon’s track) were extracted and superposed on the HATs to produce the individual potential HST hazard maps. Each map was classified into six hazard levels (I to VI). Finally, a comprehensive potential HST hazard map was created based on the superposition of the HSSs from 122 typhoon events and HATs.

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Tide-surge and wave interaction in the Gulf of Maine during an extratropical storm

Cited by 22 publications

References 71 publications

Effect of Wave-Current Interaction on Waves and Circulation Over Georges Bank During Storm Events

Effect of Wave-Current Interaction on Waves and Circulation Over Georges Bank During Storm Events

Linear and Nonlinear Responses to Northeasters Coupled with Sea Level Rise: A Tale of Two Bays

Assessing the Potential Highest Storm Tide Hazard in Taiwan Based on 40-Year Historical Typhoon Surge Hindcasting

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