Effect of cyclone track and landfall angle on the magnitude of storm surges along the coast of Bangladesh in the Northern Bay of Bengal

Coastal Engineering Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-290

  Azam, Mir Hammadul ^a   Samad, Mustafa Ataus ^b   Mahboob Ul Kabir, ^c  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Institute of Water Modelling   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Extreme cyclone; Flood; Modeling; Surge height; Track

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ESTUARIES; LAND FILL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; SURGES (FLUID);

BANGLADESH; EXTREME CYCLONE; SURGE HEIGHT;

STORMS;

EID: 5444265081     PISSN: 21664250     EISSN: 17936292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0578563404001051     Document Type: Article

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