Download or read book The Quantitative Assessment of Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Storm Induced Inundation Over the Massachusetts Coast written by Wei Tao and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are two principle storm types responsible for flood risk along the Massachusetts coast : hurricanes (tropical cyclones) and nor'easters (extratropical cyclones). However, the coast has experienced much greater inundation and more extensive damage induced by nor'easters than by tropical storms. The combination of high tides, strong currents driven by winds, and storm surges would give rise to severe coastal inundation (Bernier and Thompson, 2006; Beardsley et al., 2013, Chen et al., 2013), which seriously affects coastal communities. The impact may be much more destructive if with consideration of sea level rise impact. One flood pilot site (Scituate) and a major harbor city (Boston) were chosen for this flood risk study. An inundation simulation carried out with two selected representative storms using the FVCOM inundation model shows the potential flood threat to Boston by 1991's Hurricane Bob, and also indicates the performance improved seawall/breakwater in Scituate in the 2010 nor'easter by adding verified projected sea level rise. The simulation was conducted for three cases: waves only, with and without wave-current interaction. Quantitative assessment of waves, currents and inundation conditions was made by adding 0.5m and 1m of sea level rise respectively in wave-current interaction case.