Numerical storm surge model for India and Pakistan |
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| Authors: | Indu Jain P Chittibabu Neetu Agnihotri S K Dube P C Sinha A D Rao |
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| Institution: | (1) Center for Atmospheric Sciences, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, 110 016, India;(2) Baird & Associates, 1145 Hunt Club Road, Suite 1, Ottawa, Canada, K1V 0Y3;(3) Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, 721302, India;(4) Institute of Oceanography, University College of Science & Technology, 21031 Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia |
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| Abstract: | The northeastern sector of the Arabian Sea, which covers the Gujarat coast of India and western coast of Pakistan, is a region
vulnerable to extreme sea levels associated with tropical cyclones (TCs). Although the frequency of tropical cyclones in the
Arabian Sea is not high, the coastal regions of India and Pakistan suffer in terms of loss of life and property caused by
the surges. In view of this a location-specific fine resolution model is developed for the Gujarat coast of India and adjoining
Pakistan coast. The east–west and north–south grid distance is about 3.0 km. Using this model, numerical experiments are carried
out to simulate the surges generated by 1999 and 2001 cyclones which struck the Pakistan coast. The model computed surges
are in agreement with the available observational estimates. |
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| Keywords: | Numerical model Storm surge Tropical cyclone Pakistan coast |
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