Water level observations and short-term predictions including meteorological events for entrance of Galveston Bay, Texas

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dc.contributor.authorCox DTen_US
dc.contributor.authorTissot Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorMichaud Pen_US
dc.contributor.otherJournal of Waterway Port Coastal and Ocean Engineering-Asceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:16:48Z
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dc.date.issued2002 Janen_US
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dc.description21-29en_US
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dc.description.abstractThis paper shows that conventional harmonic analysis alone does not adequately predict the coastal water level variation at the entrance to Galveston Bay when strong meteorological forcing is present. The water level anomalies (the difference between the observed water level and that predicted by harmonic analysis) are shown to be as large as the tidal range itself. The water level anomaly at the entrance to Galveston Bay is primarily due to the east-west directed wind speed, and a simple linear model is shown to predict the anomaly based on the locally measured wind and a nine hour lag between the wind forcing and water level response. The model is further refined using a neural network approach with cast-west and north-south winds, barometric pressure, and the previously observed water level anomaly and without assuming previous knowledge of the phase lag between wind and water level. Both linear and neural network models are shown to improve significantly short-term (3 < t < 24 h) predictions, of the total water level using forecasted wind speed and directionen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23403
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dc.notesTimes Cited: 1ArticleEnglishCox, D. TTexas A&M Univ, Dept Civil Engn, Coastal & Ocean Engn Div, College Stn, TX 77843 USACited References Count: 22512FU1801 ALEXANDER BELL DR, RESTON, VA 20191-4400 USARESTONen_US
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dc.subjectwater levelsen_US
dc.subjectTEXASen_US
dc.subjecttidesen_US
dc.subjectstorm surgesen_US
dc.subjectneural networksen_US
dc.subjectpredictionen_US
dc.subjectNEURAL-NETWORKen_US
dc.subjectSEA-SURFACEen_US
dc.titleWater level observations and short-term predictions including meteorological events for entrance of Galveston Bay, Texasen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue128(1)en_US

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