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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW STORM SURGE INDEX FOR GLOBAL PREDICTION OF TROPICAL CYCLONE GENERATED STORM SURGE By MARK RICKMAN JORDAN II A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Meteorology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2008 The members of the committee approve the dissertation of Mark R. Jordan II defended on 23 April 2008. ______________________________ Carol Anne Clayson Professor Directing Dissertation ______________________________ Jennifer Georgen Outside Committee Member ______________________________ Robert Hart Committee Member ______________________________ Paul Ruscher Committee Member ______________________________ Peter Ray Committee Member ______________________________ Steven Cocke Committee Member The Office of Graduate Studies has verified and approved the above named committee members. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost, I would like to thank my major professor, Dr. Carol Anne Clayson, for giving me the opportunity to pursue a dream that seemed all but dead two and a half years ago. Thank you for your unending kindness and generosity and for teaching me how to be a respected scientist. You are a saint, and I will never forget what you have done for me. I would also like to thank the other members of my committee, Dr. Robert Hart, Dr. Paul Ruscher, Dr.