Location
San Diego, California
Presentation Date
28 May 2010, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Abstract
The erosion features from tsunami wave and wind wave are different according to the characteristics of the two kinds of waves. The tsunami wave is a shallow water wave, even in Deep Ocean, with very long wavelength and relatively high especially near shore. It does not break when attacking the shore. It composed of run-up and run-down. The waves which can scour the offshore sea bottom and deposit the sediment mostly sand on the coast called storm or tsunami over washes. The erosion features from storm wave are caused by the breaking waves and wind-driven currents. However, the erosion features from tsunami wave are caused by both run-up and run-down. The scouring pit and trough by tsunami run-down usually are larger and deeper than those by tsunami run-up due to the stronger run-down which flow down slope and carrying debris. Examples of these features on Indian coasts are shown. Investigations of these features are important to the preventive measures for coastal erosion by these natural disasters. The characteristics of the flows of tsunami and wind wave cause the different erosion features and degree of erosion. The morphology of the coast modifies the intensity of the flow and the detail features along the coast. Examples of erosion features by strong wind and tsunami 2004 are shown on the Indian coasts.
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Document Version
Final Version
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© 2010 Missouri University of Science and Technology, All rights reserved.
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Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
File Type
text
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Pal, B. K. and Panda, M. K., "Comparison of Erosional Features by Tsunami and Wind Waves" (2010). International Conferences on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics. 1.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icrageesd/05icrageesd/session07c/1
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Comparison of Erosional Features by Tsunami and Wind Waves
San Diego, California
The erosion features from tsunami wave and wind wave are different according to the characteristics of the two kinds of waves. The tsunami wave is a shallow water wave, even in Deep Ocean, with very long wavelength and relatively high especially near shore. It does not break when attacking the shore. It composed of run-up and run-down. The waves which can scour the offshore sea bottom and deposit the sediment mostly sand on the coast called storm or tsunami over washes. The erosion features from storm wave are caused by the breaking waves and wind-driven currents. However, the erosion features from tsunami wave are caused by both run-up and run-down. The scouring pit and trough by tsunami run-down usually are larger and deeper than those by tsunami run-up due to the stronger run-down which flow down slope and carrying debris. Examples of these features on Indian coasts are shown. Investigations of these features are important to the preventive measures for coastal erosion by these natural disasters. The characteristics of the flows of tsunami and wind wave cause the different erosion features and degree of erosion. The morphology of the coast modifies the intensity of the flow and the detail features along the coast. Examples of erosion features by strong wind and tsunami 2004 are shown on the Indian coasts.
