Coastal Flooding v0.10.115

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Course Overview

The FLO-2D Coastal Training Course equips professionals with essential skills in coastal modeling using FLO-2D. The course focuses on simulating coastal processes, such as tides and storm surges, with an emphasis on flood risk assessment and mitigation strategies.

Course Objectives

  • Understand Coastal Hydrodynamics: Learn key coastal processes, including tides and storm surges.

  • Master FLO-2D Tools: Use specialized FLO-2D tools for coastal modeling, including complex urban scenarios.

  • Simulate Coastal Flooding: Model extreme weather events to assess flood risks.

  • Integrate Real-World Data: Apply topographic and meteorological data for accurate simulations.

  • Develop Mitigation Strategies: Use simulation results to plan effective flood mitigation.

Who Should Attend

Ideal for engineers, planners, and scientists in coastal management, flood risk assessment, and disaster mitigation, this course provides valuable insights and practical experience with FLO-2D.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of hydrology and hydraulic modeling is recommended, but not required. Familiarity with FLO-2D or similar modeling software is advantageous.

Course Materials

Participants will receive comprehensive training materials, including user manuals, datasets, and hands-on videos.

Training Certificate

The course spans approximately six hours, of hands-on exercises. Once finished, please submit your final summary.out file to FLO-2D staff for a Certificate of Completion.