Modeled extreme total water levels along the U.S. west coast

This dataset contains information on the probabilities of storm-induced erosion (collision, inundation and overwash) for each 100-meter (m) section of the United States Pacific coast for return period storm scenarios. The analysis is based on a storm-impact scaling model that uses observations of beach morphology combined with sophisticated hydrodynamic models to predict how the coast will respond to the hydrodynamic forcing. Storm-induced water levels, due to both surge and waves, are compared to coastal elevations to determine the probabilities of three types of coastal change: collision (dune erosion), overwash, and inundation. Data on morphology (dune crest and toe elevation) and hydrodynamics (storm surge,...

Tags: Bathymetry and Elevation, CMGP, CMHRP, Climatology, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, All tags... Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program, Geomorphology, Marine Geology, PCMSC, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Pacific Ocean, Predictions, State of California, State of Oregon, State of Washington, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. West Coast, USGS, United States of America, coastal, coastal erosion, elevation, environment, erosion, flooding, floods, geomorphology, geoscientificInformation, inundation, oceans, overwash, shoreline erosion, Fewer tags