Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Dr. Nur Yazdani, Florida State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 28, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains xv, 180 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--Tekniska högskolan, Stockholm, 1954. / Extra t.p., with thesis statement, inserted. Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-142).

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. James Elsner, Florida State University, College of Social Sciences, Dept. of Geography. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 18, 2005). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2006. / Advisor: Robert Hart, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Meteorology. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Sept. 26, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xiii, 98 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2006. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-117). Also available on the World Wide Web.

Flooding can impact a community's social, cultural, environmental, and economic resources; therefore, generating a sound, science-based, long-term decision to improve resiliency is critical for future prosperity and growth. Developing watershed management plans is essential in assisting local communities in reducing flood insurance costs through mitigation and resiliency efforts. This effort, specifically for this report, will focus on the Pensacola Watershed Basin and the development procedures to assess the risks of flooding and storm surges. Utilizing readily available data on topography, ground surface water elevations, tidal data for coastal communities, open space, and rainfall, a framework was developed to facilitate flood risk assessments under various conditions. Such knowledge allows communities to properly prepare and prevent major damages during times of high flooding, such as tropical storms and hurricanes. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (MURP)--Florida Atlantic University, 2021. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Thesis. 1977. Sc.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Meteorology. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND LINDGREN. / Vita. / Bibliography : leaves 136-139. / Sc.D.

Thesis. 1977. M.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Meteorology. / Microfiche copy available in Archives and Science. / Bibliography : leaves 81-82. / M.S.

The Mississippi and Alabama barrier islands are sensitive landforms that are affected by hurricanes, longshore currents, and available sediment, yet these effects are difficult to quantify with traditional ground-based surveying. In this study, Landsat satellite imagery was used to evaluate changes in barrier island area and centroid position from 1990 and 2005. When hurricanes are infrequent (1999?2003), barrier islands generally increased in total area and showed only moderate repositioning of their centroid locations. However, when hurricanes were frequent (1994?1999 and 2004?2005), barrier islands showed substantial decreases in area and dramatic repositioning of their island centroid locations. This was especially true following Hurricane Katrina (2005). From 1990 to 2005, the general movement of barrier islands was westerly and most islands experienced an overall reduction in area (-18%). The results of this research are similar to findings reported in the literature and illustrate the suitability of using Landsat imagery to study geomorphic changes.

Storms have been impacting coastal morphodynamics directly due to its intensifying effects over the years. Climate change has caused an exponential impact on storms and therefore morphodynamic changes in the coasts. A specific land that has constantly been threatened is Dauphin Island, a barrier island in Alabama. Over time, it has experienced a total land loss of 100 ft of shoreline over the past of 3 decades and an overall 16% land loss of the island due to the intensifying effects of storms due to a changing climate. In this study, we use Hurricane Ivan as an example. In order to analyze the effects of a future scenario we incorporate the effects of sea level rise. Therefore, we compare three different scenarios of Hurricane Ivan including its current scenario in 2004, current scenario with sea level and future scenario with sea level. Increases in storm surge include wind speed, minimum central pressure and translation speed. These are all factors affecting the breaching in the barrier island. We aim to show how climate change can intensify the effects of hurricanes and impact coastal erosion by comparing a future climate with current climate. We use Hurricane Ivan in Dauphin Island as a case study.