| Session Details | |
| Section | IG - Interdisciplinary Geosciences |
| Session Title | Interdisciplinary Research on Tropical Cyclone Induced Coastal Flooding: from Modeling Perspective |
| Main Convener | Prof. Philip Li-Fan Liu (National University of Singapore, Singapore) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Linlin Li (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) Prof. Xiping Yu (Tsinghua University, China) Prof. Shinji Sato (The University of Tokyo, Japan) Prof. Mahar Lagmay (University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines) |
| Session Description | Extreme coastal flooding events caused by heavy rainfall and/or typhoon-induced storm surge are among the most deadly and destructive natural hazards in Asia-Pacific region. Such extreme weather events will likely become more frequent or more devastating in future climate due to sea level rise and changing storm climatology. To better understand the mechanism of tropical cyclone induced coastal flooding, multiple physical processes should be taken into account including atmospheric (wind and pressure), hydrodynamic (ocean wave, tide, and surge), and hydrological (precipitation and flooding) processes. However, communication among these multi-disciplines is rare or inefficient, we propose this interdisciplinary session which aims to provide a platform for climate scientists, hydrologists and hydrodynamic experts to exchange their knowledge on the following topics: (1) statistics of tropical cyclone and projection of its future trend in Asia; (2) Characteristics of historical and recent typhoon event; (3) numerical simulations of coastal flooding considering multiple physical processes associated with typhoon: extreme rainfall, wind and storm surge; 4) the potential impact of climate change (sea level rise, storm climatology) on the coastal flooding hazard. |