Classifying inundation limits in SE coast of India: Application of GIS

G. Muthusankar; C. Lakshumanan; V. Pradeep-Kishore; S. Eswaramoorthi; M. P. Jonathan

doi:10.1007/s11069-012-0427-7

Classifying inundation limits in SE coast of India: Application of GIS

G. Muthusankar, C. Lakshumanan, V. Pradeep-Kishore, S. Eswaramoorthi, M. P. Jonathan

Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones y Estudios sobre Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo (CIIEMAD)

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A study on the possible inundation limit in SE coast of India was carried out using various physical, geological and satellite imageries. The coastal inundation hazard map was prepared for this particular region as it was affected by many cyclones, flooding, storm surge and tsunami waves during the last six decades. The results were generated using various satellite data (IRS-P6 LISS3; LANDSAT ETM; LANDSAT-5 ETM; LANDSAT MSS) and digital elevation models (ASTER GLOBAL DEM), and a coastal vulnerability index was generated for the entire coastal stretch of Nagapattinam region in SE coast of India. The coastal area which will be submerged totally due to a 1-5 m rise in water level due to any major natural disaster (tsunami or cyclone) indicates that 56-320 km² will be submerged in this particular region. The results suggest that nearly 7 towns and 69 villages with 667,477 people will be affected and indicate that proper planning needs to be done for future development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2401-2409
Number of pages	9
Journal	Natural Hazards
Volume	65
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0427-7
State	Published - Jan 2013

Keywords

CVI
Cyclone
Inundation
Risk analysis
Southeast coast of India
Tsunami

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