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Department of Applied Mathematics
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext. 32700
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M3 - 3127
Dr. Ryan P. Mulligan
Department of Civil Engineering
Queen’s University
Coastal responses to hurricane forcing from beaches to estuaries
Hurricanes deliver intense winds that can generate some of the most severe surface wave and storm surge conditions in the coastal ocean. Surface wave breaking induces large gradients in wave momentum that generate strong currents in the nearshore zone, capable of erosion and transport of sediments, while storm surges drive flooding that can cause severe damage to the environment and to urban infrastructure. Using results from observations and numerical models, this talk will examine the fluid forcing processes, momentum balances, hydrodynamic responses and morphological responses to major storm events on both sides of a barrier island system in North Carolina from an exposed ocean beach to a semi-protected estuary.
*This is a joint event with The Water Institute and Faculty of Engineering
Contact Info
Department of Applied Mathematics
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext. 32700
Fax: 519-746-4319
PDF files require Adobe Acrobat Reader
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