The objectives of the workshop are:
- to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information related to wind, wave, and storm surge hindcasting and forecasting including fully-integrated coastal warning systems, and description of present and future states of the climate;
- to promote cross-cutting, multi-disciplinary, scientific/engineering collaboration in the field of coastal risk and resiliency, including long term planning, mitigation, impact-based forecasting and the role of natural protection; and
- to coordinate ongoing R&D initiatives and discuss priorities for future research and development.
Waves
Main themes for waves will be:
- Ocean wave climate
- Developing improved methods (numerical models and/or AI techniques) for wave prediction in complex conditions and environment
- Wave measurements (in-situ and satellite data), including user requirements, best practices and evaluation
- Waves induced by Tropical Cyclones and Ex-Tropical Cyclones
Themes of interest include theoretical, observational, numerical, or operational applications focused on the physics of wave generation, extreme seas, wave generation in complex geometries, near-coast applications, surfing waves modelling, and unique waves such as rogue waves, solitons, and infragravity waves.
Storm Surge
Main themes for storm surges will be:
- Advances in storm surge modelling and forecasting (including operational forecasting and regional applications).
- Storm surge climatology and statistical aspects of storm surges
- Analysis of storm surge observations.
Themes of interest may include storm surge contribution the extreme coastal sea levels and related surge impacts, the use of observations (including satellite data) in storm surge forecasting and warning, coupled model systems (including enhanced coupling between atmosphere, waves, storm surge, ice, as well as links to ocean models), as well as AI techniques..
Coastal Hazards
Main goal of this topic is “Developing Tools for Quantifying Future Coastal and Offshore Risks and Resiliency”. Main themes for coastal hazard will be:
- Theoretical, observational, numerical, AI-based, laboratory or operational applications dealing with predicting storms and storm effects associated with waves, currents, surges and other processes that affect communities in coastal areas
- Coastal inundation and erosion from multiple sources, including extra tropical cyclones and/or tropical cyclones and/or ex-tropical cyclones
- Compound coastal hazards
