BOSZ Wave-Driven Sea Level Rise Inundation: West Maui

A new modeling approach was implemented here to simulate wave-induced coastal inundation. Using the Boussinesq Ocean and Surf Zone (BOSZ) phase-resolving model, we produced simulations of inundation depth over land for selected combinations of swell amplitudes and directions under different water levels (WLs) that are controlled by the astronomical tides, long-period anomalies (hereafter, will be referred to as background WL), and long-term sea level rise (SLR). The simulations represent three scenarios: (i) Minimum Wave Flooding (minimal swell and high background WL); (ii) Annual High Wave Flooding (large swell and high background WL), and; (iii) Maximum Wave Flooding (largest swell and highest background WL). Simulations for the above three scenarios are repeated for the following SLR projections: 0.0 m; 0.3 m (1 ft); 0.6 m (2 ft); 1.0 m (3.3 ft), and; 2.0 m (6.6 ft). Modeling was carried out over a high-resolution two-dimensional digital elevation model (DEM) that was created by blending the following DEM grids: (i) Lidar data from a 2013 survey by USACE (cloud data with resolution on the order of meters), plus Lidar data from a 2000 survey by USACE (cloud data with resolution on the order of meters; used only to fill certain data gaps found in the 2013 Lidar survey), and; (ii) multibeam bathymetry data from the Hawaii Mapping Research Group (50-m resolution). Results are gridded at 5-m resolution and span the coastline of West Maui, Hawaii.

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Distributor University of Hawaii at Manoa
Point of Contact Assaf Azouri
University of Hawaii at Manoa
assaf@hawaii.edu
Originator Assaf Azouri
University of Hawaii at Manoa
assaf@hawaii.edu
Originator Martin Guiles
University of Hawaii at Manoa
guiles@hawaii.edu
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Principal Investigator Douglas S. Luther
University of Hawaii at Manoa
dluther@hawaii.edu
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Publisher Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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Dataset Point of Contact Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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This URL provides additional information related to this dataset in the following publication: Roeber, V. and K.F. Cheung. 2012. Boussinesq-type model for energetic breaking waves in fringing reef environments. Coastal Engineering 70: 1-20.

Associated Documentation Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Date(s) creation: 2022-08-11
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Purpose PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.
Use Limitations The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: 21.0497° S: 20.7511° E: -156.5432° W: -156.7489°
Theme keywords GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science Services > Models > Ocean General Circulation Models (OGCM)/Regional Ocean Models
  • Earth Science Services > Models > Weather Research/Forecast Models
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Environmental Impacts
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Natural Hazards > Floods
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Sea Level Rise
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Waves > Wave Runup

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  • Models/Analyses > > Models

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  • Not Applicable > Not Applicable

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  • flood_water_thickness
  • longitude
  • latitude
Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Continent > North America > United States Of America > Hawaii
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui > West Maui
Project keywords GCMD Project Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Use Constraints The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Lineage Statement 2022-08-11T19:20:00Z Initial production release.
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