Group Members: delete Sean White
Objective :
To support projects associated with improved analysis of surface wind
fields in tropical cyclones. Projects for FY-04 include Army Corps of
Engineers, NOPP, and HPCC funded efforts.
Accomplishments:
First ever realtime tower data into realtime tropical cyclone wind
field analysis, first ever feed of wind swath data to realtime damage
assessment HAZUS software at FEMA. High frequency, large domain wind
field snapshots for Hurricanes Betsy 1965, Lili (2002) and Isidore
(2002). Over 100 realtime analyses of 2003 season tropical cyclones.
Technical review panel final report to Army Corps of Engineers on
ADCIRC model for New Orleans District. Technical guidance to National
Institute of Building Sciences and FEMA for HAZUS via the Wind
Committee.
FY04 proposed milestones :
Web version of H*Wind, assistance to FEMA for future TC landfall
events, MOU with Dominion Power to support future landfall events.