Hi there
So results from my model show one side of my island (which is facing the mainland) to be low in exposure while the North to North west side is high in exposure. Im trying to figure out how the model knows this so i can expand on it in my report.
It seems it is relying on topography? because a subcontractor created a SLR risk map for our island and it shows those exact areas the model flags as high vulnerability to be inundated, while low vulnerability areas are very minimally inundated.
I wanted to use the point that it used the Maximum Fetch D to figure this out as my MFD is very large and it saw that the mainland is close to one side (wind cannot build high energy), while the seaward side is much more exposed. But i dont think the model knows that because i only have my islands landmass, so the model cannot know the mainland is nearby.
Also even though my island is encased in corals, the landward side shows low exposure with and without habitats. This might be interpreted as “the habitats on that side are not important as the results showing exposure without those corals is the same/similar to if they were there so their health does not matter“. How can i counter this view?
Also, i am deducing the model is not sensitive to WaveWatchIII because i used another similar regions WWIII points on my area and it’s results align with various outputs from our subcontractors (who’s results are fully precise for our AOI).