Browsing by Author "Allen, Thomas Richard"

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  • The 1st Annual NCEM-ECU Hurricane Workshop Presentations (Part 1 & 2) 

    Long, Patrick; Smith, Catherine; Montz, Burrell Elizabeth; Sprayberry, Mike; Wilson, Ken; Kruse, Jamie; Allen, Thomas Richard; Kain, Donna (2010-05-26)
    During the week that coastal communities turned their attention to hurricane preparedness, the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management in partnership with the East Carolina University's Center for Natural Hazards ...

  • The 1st Annual NCEM-ECU Hurricane Workshop Presentations (Part 3 & 4) 

    Long, Patrick; Smith, Catherine; Montz, Burrell Elizabeth; Sprayberry, Mike; Wilson, Ken; Kruse, Jamie; Allen, Thomas Richard; Kain, Donna (2010-05-26)
    During the week that coastal communities turned their attention to hurricane preparedness, the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management in partnership with the East Carolina University's Center for Natural Hazards ...

  • Communication with Maps and Graphics Panel 

    Allen, Thomas Richard; Crawford, Thomas W.; Bandy, Richard; Blanton, Brian (2012-05-23)
    North Carolina Emergency Management in partnership with East Carolina University's Center for Natural Hazards Research and the Renaissance Computing Institute's Engagement Center at ECU held a Hurricane Workshop on May 23, ...

  • Emerging Technology for Hazards Risk Reduction 

    Allen, Thomas Richard (2009-09-18)
    The panelists include John Cole and Sarah Jamison, Brian Etherton, John Dorman, Ruth Little, and Noel Lee. Moderated by Tom Allen. Dr. Allen introduced the panel by posing a series of questions about how technology has ...

  • Estimating coastal lagoon tidal flooding and repletion with multidate ASTER thermal imagery 

    Allen, Thomas Richard (2012-10-18)
    Coastal lagoons mix inflowing freshwater and tidal marine waters in complex spatial patterns. This project sought to detect and measure temperature and spatial variability of flood tides for a constricted coastal lagoon ...

  • EVALUATING HURRICANE ADVISORIES USING EYE-TRACKING AND BIOMETRIC DATA 

    Gedminas, Laurynas (East Carolina University, 2011)
    The cartography of hurricane advisories is challenged with communicating complex information regarding hazards and spatio-temporal uncertainty. This research presents an exploratory geovisualization study assessing how ...

  • First Annual Hurricane Workshop Summary 

    Long, Patrick; Smith, Catherine; Montz, Burrell Elizabeth; Sprayberry, Mike; Wilson, Ken; Kruse, Jamie; Allen, Thomas Richard; Kain, Donna (2010-05-26)
    During the week that coastal communities turned their attention to hurricane preparedness, the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management in partnership with the East Carolina University's Center for Natural Hazards ...

  • Flood Vulnerability of Hog Farms in Eastern North Carolina: An Inconvenient Poop 

    Harmin, Calvin (East Carolina University, 2015-12-15)
    In the late 1990’s, eastern North Carolina experienced numerous devastating flood events from hurricanes and tropical storms. When Hurricane Floyd made landfall on September 16th, 1999, it caused the most disastrous floods ...

  • Improving Low-Relief Coastal LiDAR DEMs with Hydro-Conditioning of Fine-Scale and Artificial Drainages 

    Allen, Thomas Richard; Howard, Robert (2015-11-23)
    Improvements in Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology and spatial analysis of high-resolution digital elevation models (DEMs) have advanced the accuracy and diversity of applications for coastal hazards and ...

  • Introducing the North Carolina Coastal Atlas 

    Allen, Thomas Richard (2013-05-22)
    Dr. Allen is the director of C-SIM at ECU and the co-director of ECU's Center for Geographic Information Science. He is interested in understanding spatial and temporal change in the natural environment, particularly ...

  • Modeling Site Suitability of Living Shorelines in the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System 

    Carey, Matthew (East Carolina University, 2013)
    Shoreline erosion and associated land loss are major concerns for coastal land owners and resource managers. Traditional methods of shoreline stabilization using permanent, hard structures can have adverse environmental ...

  • MODELING WETLAND RESPONSE TO FUTURE SEA-LEVEL RISE IN THE PAMLICO AND CROATAN SOUNDS, NORTH CAROLINA 

    Gore, Brent R. (East Carolina University, 2012)
    Coastal habitats are among the world's most vulnerable environments to climate change and are highly sensitive to the impacts of future SLR. During the course of this century sea-level rise (SLR) enhanced by global climate ...

  • Remote sensing and modeling of mosquito abundance and habitats in Coastal Virginia, USA 

    Bellows, A. Scott; Cleckner, Haley L.; Allen, Thomas Richard (2011-12-12)
    The increase in mosquito populations following extreme weather events poses a major threat to humans because of mosquitoes’ ability to carry disease-causing pathogens, particularly in low-lying, poorly drained coastal ...

  • Spatial Modeling of the Risk of Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission, Chesapeake, Virginia 

    Cleckner, Haley L. (East Carolina University, 2010)
    The increase in mosquito populations following extreme weather events poses a major threat to humans because of mosquitoes' ability to carry disease-causing pathogens. In areas with reservoirs of disease, mosquito abundance ...

  • Tools for Risk and Emergency Communication (Panel) 

    Sprayberry, Mike; Mitchelson, Ron; Kruse, Jamie; Kain, Donna; Hawley, Steve; Putnam, Gloria; Allen, Thomas Richard (2013-05-22)
    After the welcoming remarks, Dr. Kain introduced the first panel theme of communication and introduced the speakers. Her presentation, Social Media Management Systems (not included in the video), overviews the tools ...

  • Water Infrastructure Vulnerability to Coastal Flood Hazards : A Space-Place Analysis of Manteo, New Bern, and Plymouth, North Carolina 

    Oyer, Zachary (East Carolina University, 2014)
    With the impending threat of sea level rise, as well as the recurring annual danger of storm surges during hurricane season and floods from heavy rain events, North Carolina's coast is especially vulnerable to coastal ...