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Coastal Resource Management
Coastal Storms and Hazards
Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML)
- Hurricane
Research Division
AMOL’s Hurricane Research Division conducts research aimed at
improved understanding and forecasts of hurricanes and tropical meteorological
systems.
Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL)
- Tsunami
Research Program
The PMEL Tsunami Research Program is an integrated approach toward improved
Tsunami warning and mitigation off Alaska, Hawaii, and the west coast
of the continental U.S.
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)
National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)
- Flooding
NSSL scientists conduct research on the meteorological causes of floods
and flash floods and develop warning decision-making tools to mitigate
such hazards.
Earth System Research Laboratory
- Hydrometeorology
Testbed (HMT) - improved hydrometeorological and hydrologic forecasts
of precipitation and runoff by establishing and demonstrating a hydrometeorological
testbed (HMT) in a vulnerable northern California watershed.
National Sea Grant College Program
- HazNet
Haznet provides a summary of Sea Grant research in coastal natural hazards
and detailed information on how such work is reducing related threats
to life and property and economic well-being.
Coastal Communities and Economies
National Sea Grant College Program
Urban Coasts
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Photo by Carol Swinehart
Photo by Carl Terr Haar
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