Coastal circulation along the central west coast of India during cyclone Phyan: Measurements and numerical simulations

Natural Hazards

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 259-271

  Vinod Kumar, K ^a   Aboobacker, V M ^b   Saheed, P P ^a   Vethamony, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cyclones; Hydrodynamics; Northeast monsoon; Storm surges; Tides; West coast of India

Indexed keywords

COASTAL CIRCULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLONE; FLOOD; FLOW VELOCITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MONSOON; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; OCEANIC CURRENT; STORM SURGE; WATER LEVEL; WIND DIRECTION;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; MUMBAI;

EID: 84866042766     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0228-z     Document Type: Article

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