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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project Number |
580 |
| Date of Summary |
October 13, 2006 |
| Subject |
Hindcast Data on Winds, Waves and Currents in Northern Gulf of Mexico in
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2005) |
| Performing Activity |
Oceanweather Inc. |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. Vince Cardone |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Completed
October 2006 |
| Description |
The objective of the study is to develop a database of wind, sea state and
currents resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita meteorological data and
application of advanced hindcast models. Oceanweather
Inc. (OWI) responded to
urgent industry needs for a preliminary assessment of the impact of
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by performing and distributing to several
offshore operators an “emergency response (ER)" wind and wave hindcast. As
part of this MMS funded study, OWI made
that same data immediately available to MMS contracted researchers
providing Hurricane Katrina/Rita research plus
deliver a second and more in-depth hindcast data analysis (referred to as
"fast response (FR)") that resulted
from this new study. The FR hindcast differs from the ER hindcast in the
following ways: (1) it utilized a larger base of measured wind, wave, surge
and current data, (2) it included a
more detailed analysis of the wind field; (3) particular attention was
be paid to provision of much higher resolution in shallow water and to the
inclusion of the storm perturbed water level in the shallow water wave
hindcast; and (4) more robust 1D and
2D current models will be adopted. |
| Progress |
OWI provided both ER and FR data to MMS Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
contractors. Although the final report is available to the public
(below), the FR hindcast data itself must remain proprietary under contract
until October 12, 2011, at which time MMS will advertise, via this
website, the availability of the FR hindcast data. Should the reader have
need for hindcast data prior to October 12, 2011, that data may be made
available for a fee by contacting Oceanweather, Inc. |
Reports |
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(174 pages) |
Hindcast
Data on Winds, Waves, and Currents in Northern Gulf of Mexico in Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita, September
2006, Final Report by Oceanweather
Inc., Cos Cob, CT. |
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