Overview
Working with scientists across the state, RENCI is developing a new environmental modeling and forecasting system that includes atmospheric and storm surge modeling systems. Called HydroMet, this new system will merge different environmental modeling systems; ADCIRC, SWAN, Wave Watch III, and WRF. RENCI uses a combination of these modeling systems to determine how storm surge and precipitation will affect North Carolina during storm events. :
- ADCIRC models surface circulation and transport phenomena in two and three dimensions. RENCI and its partners are using ADCIRC for modeling storm surge, tides, and wind driven circulation. It is run two times a day during the tropical storm season. The model is also used in the FEMA Floodplain Remapping Project. See the ADCIRC website for more information.
- Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN) Model computes irregular waves in coastal environments, based on deep water wave conditions, wind, bottom topography, currents and tides.
- The WaveWatch III model solves the equations that simulate temporal and spatial variations of mean water depth and current, wave growth and decay resulting from surface wind, wave directions and spectral information that describes the wave energy at the different wavelengths. See the WaveWatch III website for more information.
- The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model is a mesoscale numerical weather prediction system that serves both forecasting and atmospheric research needs. See the WRF website for more information.
RENCI produces WRF and ADCIRC forecasts using its IBM Blue Gene computing system, Ocracoke.
Overview
Working with scientists across the state, RENCI is developing a new environmental modeling and forecasting system that includes atmospheric and storm surge modeling systems. Called HydroMet, this new system will merge different environmental modeling systems; ADCIRC, SWAN, Wave Watch III, and WRF. RENCI uses a combination of these modeling systems to determine how storm surge and precipitation will affect North Carolina during storm events. :
- ADCIRC models surface circulation and transport phenomena in two and three dimensions. RENCI and its partners are using ADCIRC for modeling storm surge, tides, and wind driven circulation. It is run two times a day during the tropical storm season. The model is also used in the FEMA Floodplain Remapping Project. See the ADCIRC website for more information.
- Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN) Model computes irregular waves in coastal environments, based on deep water wave conditions, wind, bottom topography, currents and tides.
- The WaveWatch III model solves the equations that simulate temporal and spatial variations of mean water depth and current, wave growth and decay resulting from surface wind, wave directions and spectral information that describes the wave energy at the different wavelengths. See the WaveWatch III website for more information.
- The Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model is a mesoscale numerical weather prediction system that serves both forecasting and atmospheric research needs. See the WRF website for more information.
RENCI produces WRF and ADCIRC forecasts using its IBM Blue Gene computing system, Ocracoke.
Funding
State of North Carolina
FEMA
Project Leaders
Brian Blanton, RENCI
Rick Leuttich, UNC Institute for Marine Sciences
Project Team
Ken Galluppi, project leader
Howard Lander
Partners
UNC-Chapel Hill
UNC Institute for Marine Sciences
Applied Research Associates
NC Division of Emergency Management
