Dr. Shintaro Bunya

Dr. Shintaro Bunya

Dr. Shintaro Bunya

Dr. Shintaro Bunya

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Project: ADCIRC Prediction System™

As a Research Scientist at the UNC Center for Natural Hazards Resilience, I focus on advancing the scientific understanding of coastal hazards. My research centers on the physics of hurricane-induced storm surges and compound flooding, utilizing high-fidelity numerical models to simulate and predict the impacts of extreme weather events on coastal regions. I contribute to the field by developing novel computational methodologies required for complex geophysical simulations. My work involves advancing the ADCIRC hydrodynamic model framework and leveraging high-performance computing to achieve greater predictive capabilities and accuracy. By bridging the gap between theoretical hydrodynamic research and actionable forecasting, I provide the scientific foundation necessary to strengthen the resilience of coastal communities.

Publications

  • Kohin Hirano, Tomokazu Murakami, Satoshi Iizuka, Tsuyoshi Nakatani, Shinya Shimokawa, Shintaro Bunya, Koji Kawasaki: Prediction of Typhoon Storm Surge Flood in Tokyo Bay Using Unstructured Model ADCIRC Under Global Warming Scenario. DOI:10.1115/FEDSM2014-21682.
  • Shintaro Bunya, Naoki Fujita, Masafumi Matsuyama, Daisuke Uchino: Applicability of Source-Area Wave Amplitude Prediction Equations for Tsunamis Due to Sector Collapse and Submarine Landslide. 01/2013; 69(2):I_266-I_270., DOI:10.2208/kaigan.69.I_266.
  • S. Tanaka, S. Bunya, J. J. Westerink, C. Dawson, R. A. Luettich: Scalability of an Unstructured Grid Continuous Galerkin Based Hurricane Storm Surge Model. Journal of Scientific Computing 03/2010; 46(3):329-358., DOI:10.1007/s10915-010-9402-1.
  • S. Bunya, J. C. Dietrich, J. J. Westerink, B. A. Ebersole, J. M. Smith, J. H. Atkinson, R. Jensen, D. T. Resio, R. A. Luettich, C. Dawson, V. J. Cardone, A. T. Cox: A High-Resolution Coupled Riverine Flow, Tide, Wind, Wind Wave, and Storm Surge Model for Southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Part I: Model Development and Validation. Monthly Weather Review 02/2010; 138(2):345-377., DOI:10.1175/2009MWR2906.1.
  • J. C. Dietrich, S. Bunya, J. J. Westerink, B. A. Ebersole, J. M. Smith, J. H. Atkinson, R. Jensen, D. T. Resio, R. A. Luettich, C. Dawson, V. J. Cardone, A. T. Cox: A High-Resolution Coupled Riverine Flow, Tide, Wind, Wind Wave, and Storm Surge Model for Southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Part II: Synoptic Description and Analysis of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Monthly Weather Review 02/2010; 138(2):378-404., DOI:10.1175/2009MWR2907.1.
  • Atkinson, J., T. Wamsley, J. Westerink, M. Cialone, C. Dietrich, K. Dresback, R. Kolar, D. Resio, C. Bender, B. Blanton, S. Bunya, W. de Jong, B. Ebersole, A. Grzegorzewski, B. Jensen, H. Pourtaheri, J. Ratcliff, H. Roberts, J. Smith, and C. Szpilka, Hurricane storm surge and wave modeling in southern Louisiana: A brief overview, Estuarine and Coastal Modeling, ASCE, pp. 467-506, DOI:10.1061/40990(324)28, 2008.
  • B. A. Ebersole, J.J. Westerink, S. Bunya, J.C. Dietrich, M. A. Cialone: Development of storm surge which led to flooding in St. Bernard Polder during Hurricane Katrina. Ocean Engineering 01/2010; 37(1):91-103., DOI:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2009.08.013.
  • C. Mirabito, C. Dawson, E.J. Kubatko, J.J. Westerink, S. Bunya: Implementation of a discontinuous Galerkin morphological model on two-dimensional unstructured meshes. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 01/2010; 200(1-4-200):189-207., DOI:10.1016/j.cma.2010.08.004.
  • Ethan J. Kubatko, Shintaro Bunya, Clint Dawson, Joannes J. Westerink, Chris Mirabito: A Performance Comparison of Continuous and Discontinuous Finite Element Shallow Water Models. Journal of Scientific Computing 07/2009; 40(1):315-339., DOI:10.1007/s10915-009-9268-2.
  • Ethan J. Kubatko, Shintaro Bunya, Clint Dawson, Joannes J. Westerink: Dynamic p-adaptive Runge–Kutta discontinuous Galerkin methods for the shallow water equations. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 05/2009; 198(21):1766-1774., DOI:10.1016/j.cma.2009.01.007.
  • Shintaro Bunya, Ethan J. Kubatko, Joannes J. Westerink, Clint Dawson: Wetting and drying treatment for the Runge–Kutta discontinuous Galerkin solution to the shallow water equations. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 04/2009; 198(17-20-198):1548-1562., DOI:10.1016/j.cma.2009.01.008.
  • Shintaro Bunya, J. Westerink Joannes: Hurricane Katrina Storm Surge Hindcast Using a Coupled Storm Surge, Wind Wave and Tidal Current Model on an Unstructured Grid. Proceedings of Coastal Engineering JSCE, 10/2008; 55:316-320., DOI:10.2208/proce1989.55.316.
  • Shintaro Bunya, Shinobu Yoshimura, Joannes J. Westerink: Improvements in mass conservation using alternative boundary implementations for a quasi‐bubble finite element shallow water model. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 08/2006; 51(11):1277 – 1296., DOI:10.1002/fld.1153.
  • Shintaro Bunya, Shinobu Yoshimura, J. Joannes Westerink: A quasi-bubble finite element formulation for the shallow water equations with a discontinuous boundary implementation. DOI:10.1007/978-1-4020-3953-9_137.
  • Shintaro Bunya, Joannes J. Westerink, Shinobu Yoshimura: Discontinuous boundary implementation for the shallow water equations. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids 04/2005; 47(12):1451-1468., DOI:10.1002/fld.813.