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Subject: W3 Seminar WEDNESDAY - Storm Surge & Coastal Inundation - Damages, Risks, Role of Wetlands

On 10/19/2010 3:22 PM, Sharlynn Sweeney wrote:
This Wednesday, Oct 27, 11:45-12:30 in Phelps Lab

Storm Surge and Coastal Inundation - Causes, Damages, Risks, and the Role of Wetlands Peter Sheng Professor, Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering, University of Florida http://users.coastal.ufl.edu/~pete/ <http://users.coastal.ufl.edu/%7Epete/>

Abstract:

More than 60% of the world's population live within 100 km of the coastline. Coastal zones - population, infrastructure, and environments are subjected to increasing risks associated with coastal storms and climate change and sea level rise.  This presentation reviews the causes, damages, and risks for storm surge and inundation. In addition, the role of wetlands - salt mashes and mangroves - for dissipation of storm surge and coastal inundation is explored using a storm surge and coastal inundation modeling system which includes the effect of vegetation on flow and turbulence.

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Seminar series website with schedule and recordings for Fall 2010 and past semesters:
http://www.cfw.ufl.edu/seminar_schedule.shtml

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Sharlynn Sweeney, PhD
Center for Environmental Policy and
H.T. Odum Center for Wetlands
University of Florida
352-392-2424