CHARACTERISTICS ON CYCLONE AND STORM SURGE IN BEIRA CITY, MOZAMBIQUE
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چکیده
There were 2 severe cyclones that attached the Eastern African area in 2019. Cyclone IDAI attacked Beira city central Mozambique, causing torrential rains and strong winds resulted more than 600 deaths damage of 240,000 houses. KENITH also northern part Mozambique same year. is few academic research regarding storm surge Africa even if many there. This study analyzed characteristics tropical passed through performed a series simulations to understand impact factors based on its characteristics.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of ... Conference on Coastal Engineering
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2156-1028', '0589-087X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v37.management.132