Simulation Studies of Tsunami Run-Up Characteristics along the Selected Islands of Lakshadweep, India
Keywords:
Tsunami, Simulation, Inundation, Run-up, Modelling, TWSAbstract
The disastrous tsunami of December 26, 2004 exposed the urgent need for identifying vulnerable coasts and planning mitigation measures. Historical statistics show occurrence of tsunamigenic earthquakes from locations like Carnicobar, Sumatra and North Andaman in Bay of Bengal and Makran in the Arabian Sea. The west coast of India is vulnerable to tsunami from Makran as well as from the east. Though the tsunami inundation has been studied reasonably well for the mainland coastline of India, no study has been carried out for the Lakshadweep islands, located in the Arabian Sea. This paper studies the tsunami run up and inundation along the four inhabited islands of Lakshadweep. The simulation results show that Lakshadweep islands are not as vulnerable to tsunami as the mainland coast.
How to cite this article: Praveen SS, Rajasree S, Babu SS. Simulation Studies of Tsunami Run-Up Characteristics along the Selected Islands of Lakshadweep, India. J Adv Res Appl Mech Compu Fluid Dyna 2019; 6(3&4): 11-14.
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