Journal of Tropical Oceanography ›› 2019, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 1-12.doi: 10.11978/2018067CSTR: 32234.14.2018067

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Inundation risk assessment of storm surge along Lei Zhou coastal areas*

Min ZHANG(), Jun LUO, Jinlei HU, Xuezhi ZENG   

  1. South China Sea Prediction Center, State Oceanic Administration, Guangzhou 510310, China
  • Received:2018-06-25 Revised:2018-10-30 Online:2019-03-20 Published:2019-04-15
  • Supported by:
    National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC1401503);Water Resource Science and Technology Innovation Program of Guangdong Province (2016-02)

Abstract:

A storm surge and wave coupled inundation simulation model for Lei Zhou coastal areas at high resolution has been established based on ADCIRC (a parallel advanced circulation model for oceanic, coastal and estuarine waters) and SWAN (simulating waves nearshore) ocean numerical models. A total of 1415 typhoon cases that seriously impacted Lei Zhou were simulated. The result of contrastive analysis shows that wave has a significant impact on storm surge in Lei Zhou coastal areas. We designed 35 typhoon cases based on 8007 typhoons, and reserve flooded area and submerged depth for seven different grades. The inundated area of Lei Zhou can reach 463.2 km2 under 900 hPa grade. We developed 60 cases of possible maximum storm surge and calculated the biggest inundated extent and depth. Under the impact of maximum typhoon, the sea water will spill over seawalls and cause serious flooding disaster. The total submerged area is 602.0 km2 in Lei Zhou. The area whose dangerousness is first grade with flooding depth bigger than 3 m is 465.8 km2. The eastern coastal areas of Lei Zhou will face larger storm surge disaster risk than the western coastal areas. The results of the study have important implications for guiding prevention and mitigation work of storm surge disaster in Lei Zhou.

Key words: storm surge, coupled model, inundation, risk assessment

CLC Number: 

  • P732.25