Floodplain geomorphology and circulation

该项目将提高人们对沿海洪泛区对极端降雨事件的景观响应的认识，有助于沿海社区更好地应对洪水灾害。该项目还将提供：进一步推进美洲原住民科学家职业生涯的机会；为一名西班牙裔女技术员提供研究经验；为本科生提供优质的教育机会。在促进奇卡诺人/西班牙裔和美洲原住民科学协会（SACNAS）本科生研究会议上报告项目结果，将吸引代表性不足的群体从事地球科学事业。该项目将研究2015年10月3日至5日在南卡罗来纳州发生的极端降雨事件对Santee河漫滩的景观和水文响应（沿海平原两天降雨量达400毫米，山前地区300毫米，北部地区250毫米）。该团队将从沿海洪泛区收集易腐烂的数据，制定定位采样点的科学标准，并增强水动力学建模能力，在沿海洪泛区景观中具有潜在的广泛应用。

This project will enhance knowledge of landscape response in coastal floodplains to extreme rainfall events, which could aid coastal communities to better prepare for flood hazards. This project will also provide: an opportunity to further advance the career of a Native American scientist; research experience for a Hispanic female technician; and quality educational opportunities for undergraduate students. Reporting of the project results at the Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) undergraduate research conferences will attract underrepresented groups to pursue careers in geoscience.This project will examine the landscape and hydrological response of the Santee River Floodplain to an extreme rainfall event that occurred between October 3-5, 2015, in South Carolina (two-day rainfall totals up to 400 mm on the coastal plain, 300 mm in the piedmont, and 250 mm in the upstate). The team will collect perishable data from coastal floodplains, develop scientific criteria for locating sampling sites, and enhance hydrodynamic modeling capabilities with potential broad applications in coastal floodplain landscapes.