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| A High-reliability System for Capturing Hurricane Wave Data
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| The Corps of Engineers required measurements of extreme waves in
Lake Pontchartrain to study wave runup which could overtop the
lakefront hurricane protection structures which protect the city of
New Orleans from inundation. EOE developed a cost effective
measurement system that maintains a constant state of readiness
between hurricane strikes (perhaps decades), is operational within
hours, and performs flawlessly under violent environmental
conditions. The system provided the only measured nearshore wave
data during Hurricane Katrina – data that helped validate the Corps’
IPET report. Client: :US Army Engineer District New Orleans Reports: “Two Tempests: A Case Study on Capturing Nearshore Hurricane Wave Conditions” “Measured Wind Waves in Lake Pontchartrain During Hurricane Katrina” “Episodic Wave Data Capture with Miniaturized Instrumentation” “A High-reliability System for Capturing Hurricane Wave Data” |
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Test deployment of miniature wave buoy (yellow) with attached drogue (grey), used to dampen high frequency motions
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Comparison of
measured and modeled significant wave height on Lake Pontchartrain
during Hurricane Katrina,
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Reports: “Two Tempests: A Case Study on Capturing Nearshore Hurricane Wave Conditions” “Measured Wind Waves in Lake Pontchartrain During Hurricane Katrina” “Episodic Wave Data Capture with Miniaturized Instrumentation” “A High-reliability System for Capturing Hurricane Wave Data” |
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