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Multivariate statistical modelling of the drivers of compound flood events in south Florida
Robert Jane
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering and National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, University of Central Florida, 12800 Pegasus Drive, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Luis Cadavid
Operational Hydraulics Unit – Applied Hydraulics Section, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL 35406, USA
Jayantha Obeysekera
Sea Level Solutions Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA
Thomas Wahl
Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering and National Center for Integrated Coastal Research, University of Central Florida, 12800 Pegasus Drive, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
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Short summary
Full dependence is assumed between drivers in flood protection assessments of coastal water control structures in south Florida. A 2-D analysis of rainfall and coastal water level showed that the magnitude of the conservative assumption in the original design is highly sensitive to the regional sea level rise projection considered. The vine copula and HT04 model outperformed five higher-dimensional copulas in capturing the dependence between rainfall, coastal water level, and groundwater level.
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