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Research article
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30 Sep 2016
Research article |
| 30 Sep 2016
Parameter sensitivity and uncertainty analysis for a storm surge and wave model
Luis A. Bastidas
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
ENERCON Services Inc., Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA
James Knighton
ENERCON Services Inc., Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA
now at: Cornell University, Ithaca, New
York, USA
Shaun W. Kline
ENERCON Services Inc., Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA
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We present a model parameter sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of the Delft3D model for the simulation of storm hazards. The sensitive model parameters include wind drag, depth-induced breaking, and bottom roughness. Several parameters show no sensitivity and can therefore be excluded to reduce the computational overburden of probabilistic surge hazard estimates. A comparison of the model performance with forcings from three different wind models is also presented.
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