CONTENTS 



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CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) 10 



I INTRODUCTION 11 



1. Background 11 



2. Objectives 12 



II CONFORMAL MAPPING 13__ 



1. Development 13 



2. Applications 19 



3. Limitations 45 



III THE STORM SURGE EQUATIONS IN THE SHELF COORDINATE 



SYSTEM 50 



1. Stretched Shelf Coordinate System 50 



2. Storm Surge Equations 65 



3. Numerical Algorithm 67 



4. Boundary Conditions 71 



5. Wind and Pressure Fields 73 



IV SIMULATION OF THE FREE WAVE IN AN ANNULUS 90 



1. Problem Statement 90 



2. Results 96 



V STORM SURGE SIMULATION 103 



1. Hurricane Car la 103 



2. Hurricane Camille 108 



3. Hurricane Gracie 122 



VI SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 130 



LITERATURE CITED 131 



APPENDIX 



A CONFORMAL MAPPING COEFFICIENTS FOR THE GULF COAST REGION 



FROM ATCHAFALAYA BAY TO APALACHEE BAY 133 



B CONFORMAL MAPPING COEFFICIENTS FOR THE EAST COAST REGION 



FROM CAPE KENNEDY TO PAMLICO SOUND 138 



C CONFORMAL MAPPING COEFFICIENTS FOR THE EAST COAST REGION 



FROM PAMLICO SOUND TO PENOBSCOT BAY 142 



D CONFORMAL MAPPING COEFFICIENTS FOR THE GULF COAST REGION 



FROM LAGUNA MADRE TO MARSH ISLAND . .' 147 



E CONFORMAL MAPPING COEFFICIENTS FOR THE GULF COAST REGION 



FROM MATAGORDA BAY TO TIMBALIER BAY 151 



