Provide data needed for understanding the storm dynamics important to coastal impacts through targeted observations of storm surge, inundation, rain and winds.
Air-deployed sensors for flexibility in data gathering relative to modeling needs
Mixed-layer data to provide vertical structure and aid in analysis of dynamics
Simultaneous offshore wave and sea level pressure measurements
Scientific analysis and interpretation of the data
Data-model comparison
by Martha Schönau, Luca Centurioni, Steve Jayne, and Elizabeth Sanabia