Dr. Greg Stone, Director of Louisiana State University's Coastal Morphodynamics Lab, noticed a severe gap in hurricane monitoring stations off the state's coast. That translates to an inferior advanced warning system for residents. So he went to Washington. We had absolutely no information on storm surge or storm waves. The goal is to fill the gap.
Residents are very complacent about hurricanes.
These efforts are devoted to installing buoys that are anchored on the sea floor as opposed to the stations which float on the water's surface. This simple modification makes a world of difference in the game of forecasting. One of the biggest concerns for New Orleans and eastern Louisiana is storm surge. According to Stone, even the National Hurricane Center is only able to make estimates from current data. The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler will change that.