Simulations of storm surges in the Bay of Bengal

Marine Geodesy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-198

  Debsarma, Sujit Kumar ^a  

^a Bangladesh Meteorological Department   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bathymetry; Descretized; Funneling; Generic; Geo referenced; Scenario; Simulation; Visualization; Winsurfer

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COASTAL ZONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINENTAL SHELF; GEOMETRY; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SHALLOW-WATER EQUATION; SOFTWARE; STORM SURGE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

BANGLADESH; BAY OF BENGAL; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; ORISSA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 74849096546     PISSN: 01490419     EISSN: 1521060X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490410902869458     Document Type: Article

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