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CONTEMPORARY RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HISTORICAL STORM OF FEBRUARY 1979 AND ASSESSMENT OF ITS IMPACT ON THE COASTAL ZONE INFRASTRUCTURE

Z. Belberov, E. Trifonova, N. Valchev, N. Andreeva, P. Eftimova

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Abstract

A review of extreme storm events along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast is of interest for wide spectrum of readers – oceanographers, meteorologists, engineers, economists, decision makers and stakeholders. Reasonable management of the coastal zone demands a reliable and timely forecasting of storm events and evaluation of the related potential damages and economical losses. This paper focuses on the heavy storm of February 1979. The aim of the study is reconstruction of all stages of the storm on the basis of available synoptic data and calculation of the wave transformation, wave energy impact and beach flooding at locations along the Bulgarian coast, where considerable damages were identified. The damages were registered not only at ports and their protecting structures, but also at the adjacent infrastructures and buildings. This study will help to raise awareness of designers and decision makers and will contribute to establishment of effective regulatory response to future extreme hydroclimatic events.

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Title
CONTEMPORARY RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HISTORICAL STORM OF FEBRUARY 1979 AND ASSESSMENT OF ITS IMPACT ON THE COASTAL ZONE INFRASTRUCTURE
Authors
Z. Belberov, E. Trifonova, N. Valchev, N. Andreeva, P. Eftimova
Proceedings
9th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2009
Publisher
SGEM Scientific GeoConference
Year
2009
Pages
243-250
ISSN
Not available yet
ISBN
954-91818-1-2
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
Keywords
coastal zoneextreme storm eventsnumerical modelingreanalysis
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