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Title: ADCIRC Simulation of Synthetic Storms in the Gulf of Mexico
This simulation is a collection of 446 ADCIRC storm surge simulations for synthetic storms in the Gulf of Mexico. The output includes both water elevation and velocity time-series. The data could be used for structural impacts, flood risk studies, environmental impacts, disease vectors, among other uses. The total size of the output is on the order of a few terabytes - and provides a wealth of training data for future machine learning applications.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1940308
PAR ID:
10483209
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Publisher / Repository:
Designsafe-CI
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Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
ADCIRC ADCIRC inputs ADCIRC outputs Station Metadata TX FEMA Report
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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