About U-Surge
What is U-Surge?
U-Surge provides a platform for coastal flood data/ analysis.
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U-Surge provides the first data-driven coastal flood climatology for the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. U-Surge data come from tide gauge and high watermark observations that are made available through websites, scientific reports, academic articles, newspapers, photographs and other sources.
U-Surge analysis provides the following information: - Infographs of past coastal flood events -Statistics of extreme water levels -Example: The level of the 100- or 200-yr flood -Sea-level rise projections (cited from others) -Future extreme water level estimates -Example: 100-year flood + sea-level rise -Multi-media archive |
What does U-Surge Look Like?
Newport, Rhode Island
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Interested in storm surge data for a specific community? Curious what the 100-year storm surge level is based on observed data? Click on the photo of Newport, Rhode Island, and link to a public page that provides sample of the data, graphics and analyses that are available for coastal cities.
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U-Surge Introduction Videos
Working with Coastal Communities
As the U-Surge project localizes storm surge data, community partnerships are essential. The project launches a website new community website every season with comprehensive storm surge data, graphics, hurricane track maps, storm surge inundation maps and multi-media resources.
Publications
The following publications either document storm surge data development or utilize surge data for analysis:
Bilskie, M.V., S.C. Hagen, K. Alizad, S.C. Medeiros, D.L. Passeri, H.F. Needham, and A. Cox, 2016: Dynamic simulation and numerical analysis of hurricane storm surge under sea level rise along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Earth’s Future, manuscript accepted online April 4, 2016. DOI: 10.1002/2015EF000347.
Needham, H.F., B.D. Keim, and D. Sathiaraj, 2015: A Review of Tropical Cyclone-Generated Storm Surges: Global Data Sources, Observations and Impacts. Reviews of Geophysics, 53, 2, 545-591.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2014a: Correlating Storm Surge Heights with Tropical Cyclone Winds at and before Landfall. Earth Interactions, 18, 8, 1-26.
Needham, H.F. and B.D. Keim, 2014b: An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Tropical Cyclone Size and Storm Surge Heights along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Earth Interactions, 18, 8, 1-15.
Trepanier, J.M., H.F. Needham, J.B. Elsner, and T.H. Jagger, 2014: Combining Surge and Wind Risk from Hurricanes Using a Copula Model: An Example from Galveston, Texas. The Professional Geographer, ahead-of-print. DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2013.866437.
Needham, H.F., B.D. Keim, D. Sathiaraj, and M. Shafer, 2013: A Global Database of Tropical Storm Surges. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 94, 24, 213-214.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2012: A Storm Surge Database for the U.S. Gulf Coast. International Journal of Climatology, 32,14,2108-2123. DOI: 10.1002/joc.2425.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2011: Storm Surge: Physical Processes and an Impact Scale. Chapter 20 within publication Recent Hurricane Research- Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impacts, ISBN: 978-953-307-238-8. Pages 385-406.
Bilskie, M.V., S.C. Hagen, K. Alizad, S.C. Medeiros, D.L. Passeri, H.F. Needham, and A. Cox, 2016: Dynamic simulation and numerical analysis of hurricane storm surge under sea level rise along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Earth’s Future, manuscript accepted online April 4, 2016. DOI: 10.1002/2015EF000347.
Needham, H.F., B.D. Keim, and D. Sathiaraj, 2015: A Review of Tropical Cyclone-Generated Storm Surges: Global Data Sources, Observations and Impacts. Reviews of Geophysics, 53, 2, 545-591.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2014a: Correlating Storm Surge Heights with Tropical Cyclone Winds at and before Landfall. Earth Interactions, 18, 8, 1-26.
Needham, H.F. and B.D. Keim, 2014b: An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Tropical Cyclone Size and Storm Surge Heights along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Earth Interactions, 18, 8, 1-15.
Trepanier, J.M., H.F. Needham, J.B. Elsner, and T.H. Jagger, 2014: Combining Surge and Wind Risk from Hurricanes Using a Copula Model: An Example from Galveston, Texas. The Professional Geographer, ahead-of-print. DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2013.866437.
Needham, H.F., B.D. Keim, D. Sathiaraj, and M. Shafer, 2013: A Global Database of Tropical Storm Surges. EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 94, 24, 213-214.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2012: A Storm Surge Database for the U.S. Gulf Coast. International Journal of Climatology, 32,14,2108-2123. DOI: 10.1002/joc.2425.
Needham, H.F., and B.D. Keim, 2011: Storm Surge: Physical Processes and an Impact Scale. Chapter 20 within publication Recent Hurricane Research- Climate, Dynamics, and Societal Impacts, ISBN: 978-953-307-238-8. Pages 385-406.
Recent Media:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/storm-surge-irma-flooding.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/climate/how-hurricane-harvey-became-so-destructive.html?mcubz=1
https://www.livescience.com/60328-hurricane-irma-storm-surge-threat.html
http://mashable.com/2017/09/06/historic-hurricane-irma-sets-records-buzzsaw-islands/#oyZ38Iu7MkqG
http://wxshift.com/news/blog/hurricane-irma-aiming-at-miami-storm-surge
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/11/us/storm-surge-irma-flooding.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/climate/how-hurricane-harvey-became-so-destructive.html?mcubz=1
https://www.livescience.com/60328-hurricane-irma-storm-surge-threat.html
http://mashable.com/2017/09/06/historic-hurricane-irma-sets-records-buzzsaw-islands/#oyZ38Iu7MkqG
http://wxshift.com/news/blog/hurricane-irma-aiming-at-miami-storm-surge
U-Surge Contact
Dr. Hal Needham
halneedham@cnc-resource.com
halneedham@cnc-resource.com