@article{dyer_baugh_2016, title={SMT: An interface for localized storm surge modeling}, volume={92}, ISSN={["1873-5339"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.advengsoft.2015.10.003}, abstractNote={The devastation wrought by Hurricanes Katrina (2005), Ike (2008), and Sandy (2012) in recent years continues to underscore the need for better prediction and preparation in the face of storm surge and rising sea levels. Simulations of coastal flooding using physically based hydrodynamic codes like ADCIRC, while very accurate, are also computationally expensive, making them impractical for iterative design scenarios that seek to evaluate a range of countermeasures and possible failure points. We present a graphical user interface that supports local analysis of engineering design alternatives based on an exact reanalysis technique called subdomain modeling, an approach that substantially reduces the computational effort required. This interface, called the Subdomain Modeling Tool (SMT), streamlines the pre- and post-processing requirements of subdomain modeling by allowing modelers to extract regions of interest interactively and by organizing project data on the file system. Software design and implementation issues that make the approach practical, such as a novel range search algorithm, are presented. Descriptions of the overall methodology, software architecture, and performance results are given, along with a case study demonstrating its use.}, journal={ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING SOFTWARE}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Dyer, Tristan and Baugh, John}, year={2016}, month={Feb}, pages={27–39} }
 @article{baugh_altuntas_dyer_simon_2015, title={An exact reanalysis technique for storm surge and tides in a geographic region of interest}, volume={97}, ISSN={["1872-7379"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027939365&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.coastaleng.2014.12.003}, abstractNote={Understanding the effects of storm surge in hurricane-prone regions is necessary for protecting public and lifeline services and improving resilience. While coastal ocean hydrodynamic models like ADCIRC may be used to assess the extent of inundation, the computational cost may be prohibitive since many local changes corresponding to design and failure scenarios would ideally be considered. We present an exact reanalysis technique and corresponding implementation that enable the assessment of local subdomain changes with less computational effort than would be required by a complete resimulation of the full domain. So long as the subdomain is large enough to fully contain the altered hydrodynamics, changes may be made and simulations performed within it without the need to calculate new boundary values. Accurate results are obtained even when subdomain boundary conditions are forced only intermittently, and convergence is demonstrated by progressively increasing the frequency at which they are applied. Descriptions of the overall methodology, performance results, and accuracy, as well as case studies, are presented.}, journal={COASTAL ENGINEERING}, author={Baugh, John and Altuntas, Alper and Dyer, Tristan and Simon, Jason}, year={2015}, month={Mar}, pages={60–77} }