Session 11D Catastrophe Modeling Strategies and Applications

Wednesday, 12 May 2010: 3:30 PM-5:15 PM
Tucson Salon A-C (JW MArriott Starr Pass Resort)
Host: 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology
Chair:
Peter J. Sousounis, AIR Worldwide Corporation, Research and Modeling, Boston, MA

Papers:
3:30 PM
11D.1
Hurricane Severity Index: A More Efficient Way of Predicting a Tropical Cyclone's Destructive Potential
Chris Hebert, ImpactWeather, Inc., Houston, TX; and R. Weinzapfel and M. Chambers
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (286.6 kB)

3:45 PM
11D.2
Effect of SST and ENSO on western North Pacific tropical cyclone landfall via changes in genesis
Emmi Yonekura, Columbia University, New York, NY; and T. M. Hall
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM
11D.3
Tropical cyclone return periods on the U.S. Atlantic coast: comparison of methods
Timothy M. Hall, NASA/GISS, New York, NY; and J. Kleinn
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
11D.4
Probabilistic storm surge heights for the US using full stochastic events
Shangyao Nong, FM Global, Norwood, MA; and J. McCollum, L. Xu, M. Scheffler, and H. Ali

Presentation PDF (48.7 kB)

4:30 PM
11D.5
Myths about the Cause of Hurricane Katrina's Storm Surge
Pat Fitzpatrick, Mississippi State University, Stennis Space Center, MS; and Y. Lau, C. M. Hill, T. V. Wamsley, B. Jelley, and E. Valenti
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
11D.6
Assessment of the Impact of Climate Variability on Modeled Atlantic Hurricane Losses
Justin Brolley, EQECAT, Inc, Oakland, CA; and D. F. Smith and A. Haseemkunju
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
11D.7
Insured loss estimation from wind and storm surge for a re-occurrence of typhoon vera
Peter J. Sousounis, AIR Worldwide Corporation, Boston, MA; and C. Kafali
Recorded Presentation

Presentation PDF (1.9 MB)

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