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Beach changes at Visakhapatnam due to the cyclone of May 1979

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Title Beach changes at Visakhapatnam due to the cyclone of May 1979
 
Creator Chandramohan, P.
Rao, B.P.
 
Subject Geology and Geophysics
beach morphology
beach profiles
waves on beaches
nearshore currents
beach erosion
cyclones
longshore currents
ISW, India, Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam
 
Description The impact of the May, 1979 cyclonic storm on Visakhapatnam beach, India and the observations made on beach profiles, waves and littoral currents prior to and during the storm are discussed. In general, at Visakhapatnam beach accretion trend starts with onset of northeast monsoon by May and beach becomes more stable with well-developed berm owing to the calm weather that prevails during this month. The storm of May 1979 has caused severe erosion all along this beach. Before the onset of the southwest monsoon certain parts of the beach that have not recovered fully are likely to experience additional erosion and thereby may cause anxiety and threat to the properties along the coastline
 
Date 1995-05-09T09:57:18Z
2017-09-29T13:48:38Z
1995-05-09T09:57:18Z
2017-09-29T13:48:38Z
1982
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Mahasagar, vol.15(1); 1982; 1-8
0542-0938
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/6591
 
Language en
 
Relation Mahasagar
NON-SCI
 
Publisher Indian Association for Limnology and Oceanography