STORMTOOLS: Web tools to support coastal resilience analysis and planning for storms and sea level rise in Rhode Island

DATE: Tuesday, January 20, 2015
TIME: 6-8 pm
LOCATION: ***PLEASE NOTE DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR THIS MEETING*** URI Kingston Campus, Coastal Institute, Weaver Auditorium
RSVP: beachsamp@etal.uri.edu

TOPIC: STORMTOOLS was launched online in draft form December 2014 to provide web-based access to a suite of coastal planning tools (numerical models and others) that allow the Rhode Island user to select a coastal area of interest to access, use and apply high resolution model information. At the simplest level the system can be used to access model predictions (hindcasts and forecasts) for a study area and problem of interest for coastal planners. At a more sophisticated level the system can be used by professionals to perform studies in support of the coastal planning and regulatory communities. The impact of variations in coastal topography (beach erosion and nourishment, dredging, etc.) and implementation of potential shoreline protection strategies can be evaluated for varying return period events, with or without sea level rise.

In advance of the January 20th meeting, we encourage you to test-drive the online viewers and find out more at http://www.beachsamp.org/research/stormtools/

PRESENTER: Malcolm L. Spaulding, Professor Emeritus, Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island

Please RSVP if you plan on attending to beachSAMP@etal.uri.edu