Coastal Flooding Assessment Induced by Barometric Pressure, Wind-Generated Waves and Tidal-Induced Oscillations: Kaštela Bay Real-Time Early Warning System Mobile Application

Autor: Željana Nikolić, Veljko Srzić, Ivan Lovrinović, Toni Perković, Petar Šolić, Toni Kekez
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Applied Sciences, Vol 12, Iss 24, p 12776 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2076-3417
DOI: 10.3390/app122412776
Popis: Our work presents a reliable procedure to obtain real-time assessment of the sea water elevation at the Kaštela Bay site to ensure the a priori warning in the case of expected coastal flooding along the site area. In its origin, the presented procedure relies on relevant data sets which are site-specific and locally observed. Observed data sets are used within the procedure to assess sea water surface elevation when induced by barometric pressure changes and wind-generated waves. Tidal-induced changes are introduced into the assessment procedure by a pre-learned algorithm which relies on long-term sea level oscillations from the relevant tidal gauge. Wind-generated wave heights are determined in the near shore area, following the features of the depth and reflection of the shoreline subsections. By coupling three mechanisms, this paper offers a unique real-time procedure to determine the sea water elevation and assess the possibility for coastline structure to be flooded by the sea. Given information is visualized in a form of mobile application that implements the algorithm and allows end users to set the notifications based on the given ruleset.
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