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Topic Idealized Modeling of the Impact of Coastal Sea Level on River Flooding
Abstract River flooding is an issue of growing concern with the changing climate. A variety of aspects of climate change have an effect on river flooding, typically in the increase of an event. We created an idealized 1D model that would allow for testing the probability of such events. Our experiment makes use of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Command language, the programming language used for the creation of our script. We also make use of the St Venant equations for calculation purposes. We are able to change the makeup of our river channel seeing how different parameters will affect the potential for a river flooding. Our experimentation found that the change in sea level can have great effects on river channel flooding, with a rising sea level we predict an increase in potential river flooding.
Faculty Advisor: Shaowu Bao, Coastal and Marine Systems Science
Graduate Student Mentor: Hongyuan Zhang, Coastal and Marine Systems Science
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