Open AccessHURRICANE STORM SURGE CONSIDERED AS A RESONANCE PHENOMENON
Author(s) -
G. Abraham
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v7.31
Subject(s) - storm surge , surge , resonance (particle physics) , mechanics , storm , constant (computer programming) , geology , perpendicular , environmental science , disturbance (geology) , meteorology , geophysics , physics , geomorphology , atomic physics , geometry , computer science , programming language , mathematics
A model study was performed to study the water gravity waves generated by a circular local disturbance of pressure, advancing with constant velocity over the surface of water of constant depth. The results indicate that under critical conditions a resonance type phenomenon occurs for which the associated wave heights have a maximum value. It is shown that the resonant conditions may be an important factor for the generation of the surge due to hurricanes, that approach the coast perpendicularly.