Storm surge vulnerability along Chennai-Cuddalore coast due to a severe cyclone THANE

Natural Hazards

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 453-465

  Rao, V Ranga ^a   Subramanian, B R ^a   Mohan, R ^b   Kannan, R ^c   Mageswaran, T ^d   Arumugam, T ^d   Rajan, B ^d  

^a Ministry of Earth Sciences   (India)

^b ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Beach slope; East coast of India; Run up; Surge levels; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE; SEVERE WEATHER; STORM SURGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE; VULNERABILITY; WAVE RUNUP; WIND VELOCITY;

BAY OF BENGAL; CUDDALORE; INDIA; INDIAN OCEAN; PUDUCHERRY; TAMIL NADU;

EID: 84881068229     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-013-0630-1     Document Type: Article

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