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CHARACTERIZING THE IMPACTS Ricardo A. Alvarez Florida Center for Environmental Studies

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CHARACTERIZING THE IMPACTS. Ricardo A. Alvarez Florida Center for Environmental Studies. STORM SURGE. (C) Ricardo A. Alvarez 2005. STORM SURGE. (C) Ricardo A. Alvarez 2005. STORM SURGE. + 18 ft MSL. (C) Ricardo A. Alvarez 2005. STORM SURGE. (C) Ricardo A. Alvarez 2005. STORM SURGE. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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CHARACTERIZING THE IMPACTS

Ricardo A. AlvarezFlorida Center for Environmental Studies

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• Why so much damage?

o SALT WATER at 64.0 pcf is 800 denser thanAIR (wind) at 0.08 pcf

o ENERGY OF IMPACT:

i.e: One cf of WATER @ 20 mph delivers 22.3 times the Energy of one cf of AIR @ 120 mph