Directional Analysis of the Storm Surge from Hurricane Sandy 2012, with Applications to Charleston, New Orleans, and the Philippines
Fig 11
Directional analysis at New York Harbor (experiment NY7).
Wind blows toward the center of the figure, like a wind rose diagram. The eight panels display the storm surge and wind setdown that results from wind out of that compass direction. Colors: green = land surface, blue = sea, yellow = sea floor that has blown dry, red = land surface that has been flooded.