Christopher Amante

I'm a Geospatial Research Scientist at the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) through the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder. I develop integrated bathymetric-topographic digital elevation models (DEMs) to support coastal inundation modeling.

I earned a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross in Environmental Studies with a minor in Physics. I previously worked at NCEI through CIRES as a graduate research assistant, during which time I earned a M.A. in Geography from the University of Colorado Boulder. I earned a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2018.

Select Publications:

Amante, C.J., Love, M., Carignan, K., Sutherland, M.G., MacFerrin, M., Lim, E. 2023. Continuously Updated Digital Elevation Models (CUDEMs) to Support Coastal Inundation Modeling. Remote Sensing, 15, 1702. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15061702

Amante, C.J., 2019. Uncertain Seas: Probabilistic Modeling of Future Coastal Flood Zones. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 33:11, 2188 – 2217. 10.1080/13658816.2019.1635253

Amante, C.J., 2018. Estimating Coastal Digital Elevation Model Uncertainty. Journal of Coastal Research, 34(6), 1382 – 1397. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-17-00211.1

Amante, C.J. and Eakins, B.W., 2016. Accuracy of Interpolated Bathymetry in Digital Elevation Models. In: Brock, J.C., Parrish, C.E., Gesch, D., Wright, C.W., and Rogers, J. (eds.), Advances in Topobathymetric Mapping, Models, and Applications. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 76. 10.2112/SI76-011.

Hare, R., Eakins, B., Amante, C., 2011. Modelling Bathymetric Uncertainty. International Hydrographic Review, 31 – 42.