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Sheltering Communities from Coastal Storms
NOAA Coastal Storms Program
Sheltering Communities from Coastal Storms
NOAA Coastal Storms Program
Coastal Storms Program
Mission Mission
Harness and leverage NOAA and community resources to reduce the adverse effects of coastal storms.
Coastal Storms Program
Background Background
• Created in 2001 by a cross NOAA team
• NOAA wide effort
• Local leadership working with NOAA resources
• Addresses specific local needs
• Pilot projects
Coastal Storms Program
Coastal Storms Program 4 Pilot Regions
Coastal Storms Program 4 Pilot Regions
1) St. Johns River, FL(Jacksonville)
Why?
• Hurricanes
• Flooding/winds
2) Pacific Northwest(Columbia River)
Why?
• Pacific Storms
• Fish Habitat Impacts
3) Southern California(Bight Region)
Why?
• Pacific Storms
• Flooding and Runoff
4) Gulf of Mexico(Alabama/Mississippi)
Why?
• Hurricanes
• Coastal Inundation
Alabama/Mississippi CoastAlabama/Mississippi Coast
• Small, easily defined area
• Clear local needs
• Strong collaborative potential
Coastal Storms Program
Primary GoalsPrimary Goals
• Prevent loss of life and property
• Lessen economic impacts on communities and business
• Sustain the natural environment
Coastal Storms Program
Pilot OrganizationPilot Organization
• Identify region• Local outreach lead• Kick-off meeting to
identify needs• Assign need to NOAA
team for development• Create local
partnerships• Develop/deploy/conduct
project• Wrap-up
meeting/training
Florida Pilot Florida Pilot
• Began in 2002- First CSP Pilot
• St. Johns River Watershed
• Products completed in 2004
• Wrap-up meeting held January 2005
Coastal Storms Program
Florida Pilot Project
ProductsFlorida Pilot Project
Products
• Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool
• Ecological Assessment of Storm Impacts
• Shallow Water Bathymetry• St. Johns River Circulation
Model• Inland Flood Evacuation
Planning and Response Tool
• Improved Prediction of Coastal Winds, Waves, and Flooding
• Improved Oceanographic and Meteorological Observations
• Outreach and Extension• Data Access and
Standards
Coastal Storms Program
• Access to risk and vulnerability data
• Interactive mapping application
• Web site describes risk and vulnerability assessment process
• Public education module
Florida Pilot Projects
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool
Florida Pilot Projects
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Tool
Enhancing hazard response, recovery, and mitigation planning through:
Coastal Storms Program
Pacific Northwest PilotPacific Northwest Pilot
• Began in 2003
• Location: coastal border between Washington and Oregon
• Products completed in early 2007
• Pat Corcoran is the local lead (Oregon Sea Grant)
Coastal Storms Program
Pacific Northwest Pilot Project
ProductsPacific Northwest Pilot Project
Products
• Columbia River Circulation Model
• Improved Oceanographic and Meteorological Observations
• Ecological Assessment of Storm Impacts
• Improved Prediction of Coastal Waves
• On-Line Coastal Inundation Tool
• Outreach and Extension
Coastal Storms Program
• Produced an expanded ecotoxicology database containing > 500 chemicals and made this available online
• Evaluated the toxicological impacts of pesticides, metals, and petroleum hydrocarbons on salmon and marine fish
• Modeled contaminant loading following different storm intensities
• Monitored the stormwater related die-offs of adult salmon returning to spawn in restored urban streams
• Produced an Internet Mapping Site to display geographic locations most likely to be impacted by polluted stormwater runoff
Pacific Northwest Pilot Projects
Ecological AssessmentEcological AssessmentPacific Northwest Pilot Projects
Ecological AssessmentEcological Assessment
Coastal Storms Program
Southern CaliforniaSouthern California
• Began in 2005
• Location: Southern California Bight
• Products nearing completion
Coastal Storms Program
Southern California Pilot Project
ProductsSouthern California Pilot Project
Products
• Improved Oceanographic and Meteorological Observations
• Precipitation Atlas• VDatum and Topo/Bathy• Ecological Assessment• Decision Support Tools
Portal• Outreach and Extension
Coastal Storms Program
• VDatum, a vertical datum transformation tool, will be developed for the Southern California region.
• VDatum will use topographic and bathymetric data will be referenced to a common datum and blended into a seamless Digital Elevation Model (DEM).
• Both the DEM and VDatum will be publicly available.
• Assists modelers and GIS users.
Southern California Pilot Projects
Digital Elevation ModelDigital Elevation ModelSouthern California Pilot Projects
Digital Elevation ModelDigital Elevation Model
Coastal Storms ProgramTampa Bay, FL
Sheltering Communities from Coastal Storms
The NOAA Coastal Storms Program
www.csc.noaa.gov/csp
Sheltering Communities from Coastal Storms
The NOAA Coastal Storms Program
www.csc.noaa.gov/csp
Coastal Storms Program
Gulf of Mexico
Coastal Storms Project
Gulf of Mexico
Coastal Storms Project
Coastal Storms Program
NOAA and MS-AL Sea Grant Partnership
Dedicated Coordinator a first step to success