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Assessment of storm surge disaster potential for the Andaman Islands

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Title Assessment of storm surge disaster potential for the Andaman Islands
 
Creator Kumar, V.S.
RameshBabu, V.
Babu, M.T.
Dhinakaran, G.
Rajamanickam, G.V.
 
Subject Storm surge
hydrodynamic
Andaman Islands
hydrodynamic model
 
Description The Andaman Sea is known for the genesis of many severe cyclones that traverse the Bay of Bengal. The Andaman Islands face the surge disaster threat as their north-south orientation comes across the eastward path of severe cyclones moving from the Andaman Sea and western Pacific Ocean. In this study, we investigated the potential of a storm-induced surge - a natural disaster due to short-duration sea-level rise to affect the Andaman Islands. A two dimensional hydrodynamic model was employed to simulate storm surge characteristics and demarcate the coastal flooding extent of the highly inhabited Port Blair region of the Andaman Islands in the case of the severe cyclone of November 1989. A storm surge disaster mitigation plan is also proposed for the group of Andaman Islands.
 
Date 2008-05-01T06:29:06Z
2008-05-01T06:29:06Z
2008
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Journal of Coastal Research, 24(SI 2); 171-177p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1059
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [2008]. It is tried to respect the copyright. If it is brought to our notice that the rights are violated then the item would be withdrawn.
 
Publisher Coastal Education and Reserch Foundation