posted Aug 5, 2011 8:32 AM by SusanMeredith Taylor
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updated Oct 14, 2011 8:30 AM
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Key Accomplishments and Activities- Progressed with geomorphic evolution analysis, including
- Completed draft issue paper summarizing considerations for the geomorphic evolution method, including stakeholder acceptance, uncertainty, and methodology option to date
- Initiated application of the open coast methodology to the 40 cm sea-level rise scenario
- SLAMM modeling
- Analyzed SLAMM connectivity submodel
- Acquired data resources to support SLAMM applications, gathered data resources for the northern coastal areas and currently collecting southern North Carolina parameters
- Completed sensitivity analysis that compares a sea level rise for two specified rates
- Initiated simulations for the 40 cm scenario
- Progressed with storm surge modeling aspects, including
- Completed production runs for the 25 cm scenario
- Completed initial tidal run for the 40 cm scenario to support the geomorphology studies
- Progressed on documentation of baseline simulations and comparison to FIS return period elevations
- Progressed on JPM and EST statistical analyses for baseline scenario
- Progressed with future land use and development methodology implementation, including
- Initiated development of production process and supporting tools
- Progressed, in conjunction with academic partners, on population growth estimates for the study time horizon
- Coordinated with academic partners on economic modeling to support land use projections
- Initiated Reporting Viewer function and data requirements analysis
- Coordinated with IHRM team to align requirements analysis with NC iRISK framework
- Completed draft stakeholder needs assessment analysis for study projects
- Progressed in functional requirements analysis
- Continued coordination with the North Carolina Integrated Hazard Risk Management (IHRM) Study, specifically,
- Held two coordination meetings
- Data frameworks and dependencies
- Discussed database storage framework, inter-dependencies, and structure
- Concluded that SLRRMS will have a separate production database
- Discussed data dependencies, critical paths, and schedule
- Team synergy
- Discussed tool development, SLRRMS unique requirements, and correction appplication of coastal depth damage curves
- Conflation attributes to include critical infrastructure and key resource data
- Status update and prioritization for asset database for SLRRMS counties
- Met with Carteret County Economic Development Council (EDC) to provide project overview and discuss EDC's concerns
- Updated study website
Planned Activities for August 1 to August 31, 2011
- Complete geomorphic conditions and ecological modeling production for the 40 cm sea level rise scenario
- Compete return period water elevation statistics for baseline and 25 cm storm surge scenarios (deferred from previous month)
- Initiate hazard analysis on baseline condition scenario and develop prototype products
- Initiate production storm surge simulations for the 40 cm sea level rise scenario
- Complete documentation for calibration and validation of storm surge numerical modeling framework
- Complete updates to study plan and conceptual model report
- Continue production of Future Land Use and Development Projections
- Continued coordination with the North Carolina Integrated Hazard Risk Management Study, including
- Data dictionary, study output, and database schema
- Acquire built environment asset data and test risk assessment consequence and economic modeling analytical frameworks
- Present draft report on internet-based reporting viewer needs and functional requirements to Study Management Team
- Engage subcontractor to commence work on Flood Risk Management Strategies (FRMS) task, including
- Completion of the baseline policy framework review
- Evaluation of case studies of sea level rise policy application
- Development of the decision framework for the qualitative ranking of FRMS to be considered for detailed cost/benefit analysis
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