Numerical Simulation of Storm Surges Associated with Severe Cyclones Land Falling Pakistan Coast during 1999-2010

A tropical cyclone is one of the most powerful and destructive weather phenomena that cause heavy loss of human lives and property around the world. The impact of tropical cyclones has been proving to be three-pronged – the torrential rain, strong ravaging winds & storm surges with storm surge being the cause of highest death toll out of these three. Pakistan coastal area is quite vulnerable to cyclones and storm surges. In this study the simulations of storm surges, generated by the severe tropical cyclones which developed in the Arabian Sea and crossed Pakistan coast during the last 11 years (1999-2010), have been carried out by using the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi storm surge model (IIT-D Model).