COAST Extension Toolbar

Create New Model Parameters File

When you select the Create Model Parameters File command, you will be prompted for a new model parameter file name.  The tool will create the new file and display the Edit Model Parameters dialog.  Since the model parameters file being edited is new, all of the parameter definitions will be empty.

Edit Model Parameters File

When you select the Edit Model Parameters File command, the COAST tool will prompt you for the name of an existing model parameters file (the default is the currently active file, if there is one.)  It will then display the Edit Model Parameters dialog to allow you to edit the existing model parameter definitions.

Estimate One-time Storm Damages

A one-time storm event provides an estimate of asset damages that occur as a result of a single storm during a specified year.  The model will calculate the rise in sea-level for that year and add the storm surge from a storm of the specified severity, and use the resulting water-level rise to simulate a flood in the area containing the assets.  For assets that are flooded, asset value and specified DDF will be used to calculate the damage.

The Estimate One-Time Storm Damages command displays the Estimate One-Time Storm Damage window.

Estimate Cumulative Storm Damages

The cumulative expected damages model estimates the total damages, over time, to the assets involved in the scenario.  An adaptation can be applied to determine how much damages would be reduced if that adaptation action were to be implemented.

The Estimate Cumulative Storm Damages command displays the Estimate Cumulative Storm Damage window.