Surge Barrier Impact on Salinity in Vermilion Bay
Justin Shaw C.H. Fenstermaker & Associates
Ehab Meselhe The Water Institute of the Gulf
Tim Harper Coastal Protection and Restoration
Rickey Brouillette Coastal Protection and Restoration
William Feazel Coastal Protection and Restoration
Hugh Roberts ARCADIS
Location
Project
• CPRA sponsored project in conjunction with Vermilion Parish
• Evaluated protection systems during large storm events
• ARCADIS: Storm surge analysis using ADCIRC
• Fenstermaker: Inland drainage & salinity analysis using MIKE
Project
Website: http://leanweb.org/our-work/community/hurricane-ike-damage-assessment-day-2?print=1&tmpl=component
Rip Van Winkle Gardens Sweet Bay Road
Delcambre Canal Delcambre Canal
Project
MIKE Model
MIKE FLOOD Coupling program connects network to a floodplain grid
MIKE21 2-D representation of
overland flows, tides, & salinities
MIKE11 1-D representation of ship
channels, canals, & hydraulic structures
MIKE Model
• Developed by Ehab Meselhe and Robert Miller at University of Louisiana
• Hydrologic Modeling and Budget Analysis of the Southwestern Louisiana Chenier Plain, Part 1: Regional Model (2007)
• Part of the Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Science and Technology Program partnership between the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the US Army Corps of Engineers
Website: http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p267101coll4/id/1890/rec/4
MIKE Model
Data Type Source
Bathymetry National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC)
Evapotranspiration NOAA & Louisiana State University (LSU) AgCenter
Hydraulic Structures United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) & Coastal Wetlands Planning and Protection Act (CWPPRA)
Precipitation USACE, National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), & United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Riverine Discharge USGS & NOAA
Salinity USGS, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) Coastwide Reference Monitoring System (CRMS), & USACE
Topography LSU Atlas
Water Level USACE, CPRA CRMS, NOAA, & USGS
Wind National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)
Study Area
Study Area
Study Area
Study Area
Validation
Validation
Simulation
Simulation
2010 Tides
2010 Discharges
2010 Rainfall
Simulation
Simulation
Simulation
10-days 20-days
Simulation
Simulation
10-days 20-days
