Cyclone Gonu storm surge in Oman

• Published in: Estuarine, coastal and shelf science Vol. 86; no. 1; pp. 102 - 106
• Main Authors: Fritz, Hermann M., Blount, Christopher D., Albusaidi, Fawzi B., Al-Harthy, Ahmed Hamoud Mohammed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Arabian Sea; Biological and medical sciences; Brackish water ecosystems; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gonu; hurricanes; Marine; Oman; Sea water ecosystems; storm surges; Synecology; tropical cyclones; Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean; Asia; Oman; ISW, Arabian Sea; ISW, Oman; ISW, Indian Ocean; Arabian Sea; hurricanes; storm surges; tropical cyclones; Gonu; Oman; Marine environment; Brackish water environment; Tropical zone; Storm surge; Hurricane; Oman Arabian Sea
• ISSN: 0272-7714; 1096-0015
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2009.10.019

Super Cyclone Gonu is the strongest tropical cyclone on record in the Arabian Sea. Gonu caused coastal damage due to storm surge and storm wave impact as well as wadi flooding. High water marks, overland flow depths, and inundation distances were measured in the coastal flood zones along the Gulf of Oman from 1 to 4 August 2007. The high water marks peaked at Ras al-Hadd at the eastern tip of Oman exceeding 5 m. The storm surge of Gonu is modeled using the Advanced Circulation Model (ADCIRC). The multi-hazard aspect is analyzed by comparing observations from Cyclone Gonu with the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami.