Sea level during storm surges as seen in tide-gauge records along the east coast of India

dc.contributor.author	Sundar, D.
dc.contributor.author	Shankar, D.
dc.contributor.author	Shetye, S.R.
dc.date.accessioned	2006-03-27T06:11:21Z
dc.date.available	2006-03-27T06:11:21Z
dc.date.issued	1999
dc.identifier.citation	Current Science, vol. 77(10), 1325-1332
dc.identifier.uri	http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/32
dc.description.abstract	Analysis of hourly sea level recorded by tide gauges of the Survey of India (SOI) at Paradip, Vishakhapatnam, and Chennai provides a record of non-tidal sea level during three periods, 6-10 August 1979, 6-10 August 1981, and 24-27 September 1981, when storms formed over the Bay of Bengal and crossed the east coast of India. During each event, the impact was largest at Paradip and weakest at Chennai. In the first event, the sea level at Paradip was depressed, whereas there was a surge during the second and third events. The analysis shows that historical SOI tide-gauge data would be useful for testing the numerical models that are now emerging as an important component of defence from storm surges in the bay.
dc.description.sponsorship	Department of Ocean Development
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dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Indian Academy of Sciences
dc.rights	Copyright with Publisher.
dc.subject	Tide gauge
dc.subject	Survey of India
dc.subject	Bay of Bengal
dc.subject	Indian Ocean
dc.subject	Cyclones
dc.subject	TASK
dc.title	Sea level during storm surges as seen in tide-gauge records along the east coast of India
dc.type	Journal Article