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  "abstract": "Historical datasets of tropical cyclone-driven storm surge and waves at moderate coastal resolution are scarce, limiting coastal hazard analysis and AI/ML-based surrogate model development where field observations remain sparse. We present a publicly available hindcast database of surge and wave conditions for 232 U.S. landfalling and impactful storms (1981-2021). We applied the coupled ADCIRC+SWAN system across the entire U.S. North Atlantic and Gulf coastline on a coastal-refined unstructured mesh achieving practical nearshore resolution (~100 − 500 m) for computational feasibility. We forced simulations with parametric wind fields from the Generalized Asymmetric Holland Model fitted to NOAA best-track data. For each event, we provide hourly NetCDF files containing water-surface elevation, significant wave height, and peak wave period. Users can apply these fields as boundary conditions for higher-resolution local models, train ML model predictors, and conduct coastwide extreme-value analyses. We validated simulations against numerous NOAA tide gauges and NDBC buoys, demonstrating robust water level skill with documented wave biases. This comprehensive basin-scale database enables coastal flood hazard assessment across multiple decades of historical storm surge events.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Coastal Sciences Division, Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Seattle, WA 98109 USA",
    "Present Address: Environmental Hydrology and Design, Environmental Science Associates, San Francisco, CA 94105 USA",
    "Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354 USA"
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      "name": "Mithun Deb"
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      "name": "Karthik Balaguru"
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      "name": "Julian Rice"
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      "name": "Tim McPherson"
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      "name": "W. Brent Daniel"
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  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8xva27z9ewgc5.bib",
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  "doi": "10.1038/s41597-026-07635-z",
  "fulltext_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13728211/",
  "id": "8xva27z9ewgc5",
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  "language": "en",
  "licence": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "licence_label": "CC BY 4.0",
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  "pmcid": "PMC13728211",
  "pmid": "42363002",
  "published": "2026-06-26",
  "publisher": "Nature Publishing Group",
  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8xva27z9ewgc5.ris",
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  "title": "Tropical cyclone-driven storm surge and wave database for the US North Atlantic and Gulf coastlines",
  "title_text": "Tropical cyclone-driven storm surge and wave database for the US North Atlantic and Gulf coastlines",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-07T12:21:15Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/8xva27z9ewgc5",
  "venue": "Scientific Data",
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