banner

Hurricane and Storm Surge Assessment

CCC uses analytical/statistical techniques to address all of your tropical cyclone and storm surge risk assessment needs. We have access to various government sanctioned data archives, state-of-the-art models and innovative analysis techniques to apply to your problem.

SITE-SPECIFIC STORM RISK
We Provide:
  • Site-specific tropical storm hit and near miss return periods
  • Objective evaluation of industry standard storm risk models
  • Risk-neutral value of Hurricane Risk Landfall Options
  • Expert analyses of your hurricane risk-related issues
Dependent Factors:
  • Historical Climate (look-back period)
  • Circulation Anomaly Influences (El Nino, NAO, etc.)
  • Climate Change Influences (IPCC modeling)
  • Sea Surface Temperature Effects
  • Coastal Upper Air Shear/Steering Flow Effects
Examples:
Hurricane Tracks & El Nino / Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
Hurricane Tracks & North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO)
Synthetic Tracks
Central Pressure
Local Storm Tracks
Landfall Variability

STORM SURGE MODELING
We provide:
  • Objective analysis of arrival times of storm wind and surge
  • Space/Time evolution of storm surge and currents
  • Climatological Storm Surge Analysis
Models:
  • ADvanced CIRCulation model (ADCIRC)
  • Sea, Lake and Overland Surge from Hurricanes (SLOSH)
Examples:
SLOSH from Hurricane Katrina
ADCIRC from Hurricane Ivan

DATA & ANALYTICAL RESOURCES
  • Global observational data (surface and upper air)
  • Climate model forecast data (surface and upper air)
  • Historical oceanic wave/sea-state data
  • Best track tropical storm and hurricane historical data
  • Hurricane wind field reconstruction
  • Wind field forecasts (peak wind per sector)
  • Track and eye radius forecasts
  • High resolution coastal bathymetry data
  • Geo referenced topographic maps with land use features