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Web Indices
- The Coastal-Guide (lots of links)
- Center for Applied Coastal Research
- Coastal Management on the Internet
- Coastal WIKI
- Engineering Portal
- Offshore Technology (Website for the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry)
- SNAME Martime Links
- Upcoming Coastal Engineering Conferences (Coastal Eng. Page)
- Events List (CHL)
- FES Seminar Schedule (Florida Eng. Society)
University Sites
Florida
- University of Florida Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering Program
- Florida Sea Grant
- Florida Institute of Technology Division of Marine and Environmental Systems
- Florida Atlantic University Ocean Engineering Department
- Florida State University Oceanography Department
- University of South Florida Marine Sciences Department
U.S. (other than Florida)
- University of Delaware, The Coastal Engineering Page
- University of Hawaii Ocean & Resources Engineering Department
- University of Michigan Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Department
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ocean Engineering Program
- Oregon State University
- University of Rhode Island Ocean Engineering
- Princeton University, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
- Stevens Institute of Technology Civil, Env & Ocean Eng Dept
- Davidson Laboratory (Stevens Inst of Tech — Coastal Monitoring Network)
- Texas A & M University Ocean Engineering Program
International
- Coastal Research Group (The Netherlands) (coastal glossary)
- International Institute for Infrastructural, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering(Delft) The Netherlands)
- Queen’s University Coastal Engineering Research Laboratory (Canada)
- Southamptom Oceanography Centre (UK)
- University of Auckland , Dept of Hydraulic Engineering and Environmental Fluid Mechanics (NZ)
Institutions
Storm & Weather Sites
- National Hurricane Center
- National Weather Service
- American Meteorological Society Monthly Weather Review
- USGS — Hurricane and Extreme Storm Impact Studies
- WebMET Meteorological Resource Center
- Florida Climate Center
- NOAA Hurricane Planning and Impact Assessment Reports (measured storm effects)
- Unisys Weather Site (formerly Purdue University Weather Processor)
- Unisys Hurricane/ Tropical Data
- Tropical Storms Worldwide (University of Hawaii)
- Tropical Storm Tracks (Scripps)
- CNN Weather
- Intellicast Storm Center
- Weather.com (The Weather Channel) Tropical Update
- Weather Underground
- Weather Underground Tropical Update
| Hurricane Categories and Likely Effects (wind speeds are 1-minute averages) (USACE, CEM Table II-2-2 & Table IV-1-4) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Pressure mb | Winds mph | Winds kts | Winds m/s | Surge ft | H ft | T sec | Effects |
|
Depression |
— |
<39 |
<34 |
<17 |
— |
3-13 |
4-8 | — |
|
Tropical Storm |
— |
39-73 |
34-63 |
17-32 |
— |
16-26 |
5-9 | — |
|
Hurricane 1 |
> 980 |
74-95 |
64-82 |
33-42 |
4-5 |
13-26 |
7-11 |
Damage to unanchored shrubbery, and trees. Coastal road flooding and minor pier damage. |
|
Hurricane 2 |
965-980 |
96-110 |
83-96 |
43-49 |
6-8 |
20-33 |
9-12 |
Damage to roofs, doors, windows, vegetation and piers. Small craft break moorings. |
|
Hurricane 3 |
945-965 |
111-130 |
97-113 |
50-58 |
9-12 |
13-40 |
11-13 |
Structural damage to small buildings. Flooding near the coast destroys smaller structures. Larger structures damaged by floating debris. Inland flooding. |
|
Hurricane 4 |
920-945 |
131-155 |
114-135 |
59-69 |
13-18 |
33-46 |
12-15 |
Complete roof failure on homes, major erosion of beach areas, major damage to lower floors of structures near the shore. Inland flooding. |
|
Hurricane 5 |
< 920 |
> 155 |
>135 |
>69 |
> 18 |
40-56 |
13-17 |
Complete roof failure homes and industrial buildings, complete building failures, major damage to lower floors of all structures near the shoreline. Massive evacuation of residential areas. |
Online Data Resources
- BMT ARGOSS (wind, waves, currents)
- Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP at Scripps)
- Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Prediction System (at USF)
- Florida Climate Center
- WAVCIS, Coastal Studies Institute (LSU, GoM buoy data)
- NOAA Coastal Services Center
- NOAA Tides & Currents
- NOAA Ocean Products & Services Division Home Page
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- NOAA Satellite & Information Service
- NOAA Wave Watch III Model Results (NWS Environmental Modeling Center)
- Vertical Datum Transformation (VDatum)
- OCEANOR Wave Energy Resources (Oceanographic Company of Norway)
- US Army Corps of Eng, Coastal & Hydraulics Lab Field Data
- US Army Corps of Eng Hydrographic Surveying (Jacksonville District)
- Wave Information Studies (WIS) (USACE)
- USGS Water Resources (streamflow, etc.)
- USGS Coastal Change Hazards Portal
NOAA Sites
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration Home Page
- National Hurricane Center
- NOAA Coastal Services Center Home Page
- Digital Coast — Historical Hurricane Tracking Tools
- Management Resources (links to resources)
- Topographic Change Mapping
- Coastal Elevation Mapping (LiDAR)
- Hurricane Planning and Impact Assessment Reports (measured storm effects)
- National Weather Service
- National Data Buoy Center
- NOAA’s Coral Health and Monitoring Program
- NOAA Ocean Products & Services Division Home Page
- NOAA Tides & Currents
- National Ocean Service
- National Geodetic Survey
- NGS Datasheet Page
- NGS Vertcon Tool (vertical datum conversion)
- NOS Office of Response and Restoration
- NOAA Satellite & Information Service
- NOAA Wave Watch III Model Results (NWS Environmental Modeling Center)
- Vertical Datum Transformation (VDatum)
National Science Foundation
US Geological Survey
US Army Corps of Engineers Sites
- US Army Corps of Engineers Home Page
- Big Wave — Data Access & Viewing Engine
- Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (formerly CERC)
- Engineering Research & Development Center (ERDC) at the Waterways Experiment Station (WES)
- Hydrographic Surveying (Jacksonville District)
- Institute of Water Resources Publications
- Topographic Engineering Center
- Engineering Manuals
- Automated Coastal Engineering Software
- Coastal & Hydraulics Lab Field Data
US Navy Sites
- US Naval Oceanographic Office
- Office of Naval Research
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Naval Atlantic Meterology and Oceanography Center
- Naval Pacific Meterology and Oceanography Center
- Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center
- Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, FL
- Naval Sea Systems Command
- Navy Postgraduate School Coastal Acoustics Lab
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Flood Hazard Mapping
- Mapping Service Center (use internet explorer)
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- FHWA Electronic Reading Room
- National Coorperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) of the Transportation Research Board
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP)
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
- The Ledger.com – Bridge Inspection Information
- FDOT Ads & Support
- Office of Design
- Research Center
- District 6 Contracts Office
- Aerial Photo Lookup (Use Internet Explorer)
Florida Water Management Districts
Professional Organizations & Associations
Professional OrganizationsAssociations and other Groups
- Association of Coastal Engineers
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
- The Society of NavalArchitects & Marine Engineers (SNAME)
- The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association
- American Coastal Coalition
- Association of State Wetland Managers, Inc.
- International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR)
- International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Ocean
- Offshore Technology (Website for the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry)
- PIANC International The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses)
- Naval Technology
Publications and References
- The Coastal-Guide
- University of Florida Resources
- University of Delaware Coastal Engineering References
- Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (USACE)… formerly CERC
- ASCE Journals
- Delft Hydraulics
- Elsevier Science Journals
- Florida Sea Grant Publication Library
- FHWA Electronic Reading Room
- Coastal Engineering Proceedings (International Conference on Coastal Engineering)
- IAHR (International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research) MediaLibrary
- Institute of Water Resources (USACE)
- Journal of Fluid Mechanics
- National Service Center for Environmental Publications (US EPA)
- Professor Van der Meer Papers
- Leo Van Rijn Papers on Sediment Transport and Morphology
- National Technical Information Service top resource for governemnt reports and information
- NOAA’s Library
- Science News Online
- USGS Publications Warehouse
- World Scientific Journals
- Coastal Engineering Journal (Coastal Engineering in Japan)
Charts Online
- FEMA Flood Map Store (use internet explorer)
- Florida DEP Land Boundary Information System (charts in .tif, .dwg formats)
- FDOT Aerial Photo Lookup
- Terra Server USA
- USGS GeoData
- USGS — The National Map
Software, Modeling, CFD
Companies and related linksWave Models
- ADaptive Hydraulics (ADH) Modeling Home Page (USACE)
- ADCIRC Coastal Circulation and Storm Surge Model Home Page
- ADINA, Inc. — CFD software
- Applied Science Associates (Marine & Environmental Modeling and Mailing List)
- Aquaveo Water Modeling Systems (formerly EMS-I)
- Casey Dietrich.com SWAN+ADCIRC Modeling
- CFX — CFD software (CFX-4, CFX-5, CFX-TASCflow, etc)
- Coastal Change Analysis Program (NOAA)
- COHERENS (COupled Hydrodynamical Ecological model for REgioNal Shelf seas)
- DHI Software (MIKE suite)
- DOGS (Digital Optimization of Grid Systems &mdsah; NOAA)
- HR Wallingford (numerical models for Coastal Eng)
- OCEANOR — Oceanographic Company of Norway
- USEPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) Surface Water Models
- Software for Oilspill Responders and Planners from NOAA
- SUNTANS — Stanford Unstructured Nonhydrostatic Terrain-following Adaptive Navier-Stokes Simulator (Stanford University)
- RAMAS Ecological Software
- Resource Management Associates (RMA models)
- Triangle — 2D Quality Mesh Generator and Delaunay Triangulator
- Veri-Tech, Inc (Coastal & Hydraulic Eng Software & Tech Manuals)
- FUNWAVE (Univ of Delaware)
- REFDIF1 (Univ of Delaware)
- SWAN (Simulating Waves Nearshore) (Delft)
- STWAVE (STeady WAVE) (USACE)
- WAM (USACE)
- WAVEWATCH III (NOAA)
Coastal Engineering & Related Companies
- Coastal Engineering Companies (link to The Coastal Engineering Page)
- Coastal Engineering Consultants
- Coastal Planning and Engineering, Inc.
- Coastal Systems International
- First Coastal
- Gahagan & Bryant Associates
- Han-Padron Associates
- HR Wallingford
- Humiston & Moore Engineers
- Moffatt & Nichol Engineers
- Ocean Engineering Associates, Inc.
- Olsen Associates, Inc.
- Taylor Engineering, Inc.
- Armortec — Concrete Erosion Control Systems
- Canadian Hydraulics Center
- OCEANOR — Oceanographic Company of Norway
- Ocean Science, Ltd: Innovative Tools for Oceanographers
- SMS — Scientific Marine Services
- SeaTek Instrumentation and Engineering
- Soil Vision — geotechnical & soil database software
