Coastal Emergency Risks Assessment (CERA)

Developer/Partners: Several universities and partners (2019)

Relevant Hazard/Threat(s): Coastal hazards

Intent: Visualize storm surge in real time to aid in disaster response

CERA is an interactive, real-time, event-triggered storm surge guidance system for the coastal regions of the U.S. that visualizes ADCIRC outputs to help guide emergency preparedness/response

Inputs: Hydrodynamic data
Outputs: Interactive map of storm surge

Use with ADCIRC; The storm surge model data and the CERA graphical displays are research efforts and should never be conveyed as official storm surge guidance for the general public