Development of a near real-time forecasting system for storm surge and coastal inundation

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ABSTRACT Yoon, J.J. and Shim, J.S., 2016. Development of a near real-time forecasting system for storm surge and coastal inundation. In: Vila-Concejo, A.; Bruce, E.; Kennedy, D.M., and McCarroll, R.J. (eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Coastal Symposium (Sydney, Australia). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 75, pp. 1427 - 1431. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Climate change is resulting in an increase in disastrous effects, such as sea level rise, intensity and frequency of storms, abnormal waves, and storm surges, in densely populated coastal areas. In particular, the coast of Korea was repeatedly damaged by storm surge and subsequent inundation caused by the approach of strong typhoons. Therefore, it is desirable to accurately forecast storm surge height and coastal inundation. In this study, a rapid, near real-time forecasting system was developed for addressing coastal inundation. A primary study of this system for operational forecasting using typhoon advisories was ...