SY001-02
Protecting Coastal Infrastructure in a Changing Climate by Integrating Optimization Modeling and Stakeholder Observations

Monday, 7 December 2020: 04:07
Virtual
Kyle T Mandli1, Yuki Miura2, George Deodatis2, Huda Qureshi3, Daniel Bienstock4, Chanyang Ryoo3, Heather Lazrus5, Rebecca E Morss6 and Philip C Dinenis3, (1)Columbia University of New York, Palisades, NY, United States, (2)Columbia University of New York, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, New York, NY, United States, (3)Columbia University of New York, Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, New York, NY, United States, (4)Columbia University of New York, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, New York, NY, United States, (5)University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (6)NCAR, Boulder, CO, United States
Recorded Presentation
Abstract:
Coastal flooding hazards related to strong storms are one of the most ubiquitous of dangers to coastal communities today. Storm surge, the result of a rise of the sea surface in response to a storm’s wind and pressure gradient, is one of the primary dangers to life and property at the coast. Climate change impacts only make these dangers more pressing to understand and mitigate.

As part of the NSF Critical Resilient Interdependent Infrastructure Systems and Processes (CRISP) program our group has been working towards understanding and finding ways to optimize coastal protection to protect New York City’s infrastructure. To do this the team has pursued understanding of the physical processes, economic damages and the knowledge contained within the stakeholders in NYC that have first hand experience with the impacts of Hurricane Sandy. Together these efforts provide a unique set of insights to this pressing problem. In this presentation we will discuss some of the challenges and solutions we have employed to bridge these disciplines.

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