Speaker: Gabrielle Quadrado
PhD Student
Department of Geography
University of Florida
Thursday, November 17, 2022
4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9)
Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom
University of Florida
Abstract: Coastal zones along the Atlantic margin of the Southeastern United States (U.S.) have different physical characteristics due to the region’s long coastline, frequent storms, and the varying exposure to coastal hazards driven by extreme total water levels (TWLs). TWLs, the combination of waves, tides, and non-tidal residuals, are influenced by global, regional, and local factors, making every location unique in terms of TWL magnitude and susceptibility to coastal hazards. As the magnitude of extreme TWLs dictates flooding and erosion potential, understanding the relative contribution of individual processes to these events can provide insights into how changes to the wave climate, sea level, and storminess may affect extreme TWLs now and in the future. This study evaluates the relative contribution of hydrodynamic processes to extreme TWLs to better understand the spatial variability of coastal flooding and erosion drivers along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
Biography: Gabrielle P. Quadrado is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography at the University of Florida interested in assessing coastal hazards in a changing climate. Her research focuses on understanding how individual meteorological and oceanographic processes combine to cause extreme water level events along the U.S. Atlantic coast. She earned her B.S. in Oceanography at the Federal University of Rio Grande, and her M.S. in Geosciences from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, both institutions located in southern Brazil.
All are welcome to attend.
For more information, email Dr. Jane Southworth at jsouthwo@ufl.edu