TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



FOREWORD i 



PREFACE iii 



LIST OF FIGURES vi 



LIST OF TABLES , xvi 



CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1 



1. Background 1 



2. Objectives 4 



3. Procedure 5 



CHAPTER II THEORETICAL AND NUMERICAL MODEL 7 



1. Theoretical model 7 



a) Basic equations 7 



b) Normal Mode Equations 14 



2. Numerical model 17 



a) Grid system 17 



b) Numerical integration scheme ..... 21 



c) Surface, interface, and bottom stress .... 24 



d) The coupling terms ,..,..,,. 28 



e) Initial and boundary conditions ............. 33 



3. Wind and pressure forcing , . 33 



a) Analytical wind model 33 



b) Analytical pressure model ^ ... . 36 



CHAPTER III SIMULATIONS OF HURRICANES OF RECORD 37 



1. Selected hurricanes of record 37 



2. Meteorological data 43 



