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OAC Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | September 20, 2017 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | September 20, 2017 |
| Award Number: | 1761673 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Rob Beverly
OAC Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) CSE Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
| Start Date: | October 1, 2017 |
| End Date: | September 30, 2018 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $200,000.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $200,000.00 |
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| Recipient Sponsored Research Office: |
1000 OLD MAIN HL LOGAN UT US 84322-1000 (435)797-1226 |
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4110 Old Main Hill Logan UT US 84322-4110 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Hurricane Harvey 2017 |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.070 |
ABSTRACT
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were large, highly impactful, weather events. In particular, Harvey was a unique storm event that exceeded all previously recorded storms in terms of precipitation. Information that helps the research community understand such events better will enable better forecasting techniques and designs of critical facilities design that can better withstand severe weather events.The objective of this project is to collect, document and archive data from hurricanes Harvey and Irma within HydroShare, a data service provided by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) that supports the sharing and publication of a broad class of hydrologic data and models. This data will serve as a key resource for understanding how such large and sustained flooding and rainfall events could have occurred, and how critical infrastructures should be designed. Further, HydroShare is used by over 130 institutions, and having the information related to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma centrally available will have allow research related to these events to be more easily conducted, as well as facilitate creative and unanticipated use of this data.
PROJECT OUTCOMES REPORT
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Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were large, highly impactful, weather events. In particular, Harvey was a unique storm event that exceeded all previously recorded storms in terms of precipitation. Information that helps the research community understand such events better enables better forecasting techniques and designs of critical facilities design that can better withstand severe weather events.
Intellectual merit
This project collected, documented and archived data from hurricanes Harvey and Irma within HydroShare, a data service provided by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI) that supports the sharing and publication of a broad class of hydrologic data and models. Assembling this archive was enabled by the team at UT Austin having been embedded in the Texas State Operations Center helping with the initial emergency response to Harvey. They thus had knowledge of and access to a treasure trove of data that has been published in this archive. This data will serve as a key resource for understanding such large and sustained flooding and rainfall events and for testing flood forecast models, including coupled storm surge and upland flood models, under such extreme circumstances.
The Harvey collection in HydroShare includes 17 resources that are organized into two sets: (1) Basemap data collections and (2) Flood data collections. All of these are discoverable in HydroShare using the keyword "Harvey2017" or any other word that matches text in their title, abstract or other metadata.
The Irma collection in HydroShare includes 13 resources organized into the base collection that includes basemap data and flood data collections. All of these are discoverable in HydroShare using the keyword "Irma2017" or any other word that matches text in their title, abstract or other metadata.
Broader Impacts
ESRI story maps hosted on a CUAHSI server provide easy-to-understand graphical overviews of each of these events that include interactive maps for access to flood depth grids, flood extent polygons, high water marks, stream gage observations, National Water Model streamflow forecasts, and several other datasets compiled before, during and after Hurricane Harvey. They serve as a visual entry point to much of the data assembled (Figures 1-3).
HydroShare is a domain-specific repository for hydrologic data operated by CUAHSI. The hurricane archive data are openly accessible and the HydroShare user base of over 3000 users and 130 institutions ensures that the data are accessible and prominent within the within the hydrology research community. CUAHSI has a project web page that draws attention to this collection and staff to assist with access and interpretation where needed. Having the information related to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma centrally available will have allow research related to these events to be more easily conducted, as well as facilitate creative and unanticipated use of this data.
Last Modified: 02/11/2019
Modified by: David G Tarboton
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