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AuthorSamiksha S.V.
AuthorVethamony P.
AuthorBhaskaran P.K.
AuthorPednekar P.
AuthorJishad M.
AuthorJames R.A.
Available date2020-04-01T06:59:43Z
Publication Date2019
Publication NameEnergies
ResourceScopus
ISSN19961073
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12224286
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/13702
AbstractCoastal regions of India are prone to sea level rise, cyclones, storm surges, and human-induced activities, resulting in flood, erosion, and inundation, and some of these impacts could be attributed to climate change. Mangroves play a very protective role against some of these coastal hazards. The primary aim of the study was to estimate wave energy attenuation by mangrove vegetation using modeling, and to validate the model results with measurements conducted off Mumbai coast, where a mangrove forest is present. Wave measurements were carried out from 5–8 August 2015 at three locations in a transect normal to the coast using surface-mounted pressure-level sensors in spring tide conditions. The measured data presented wave height attenuation of the order of 52%. Model set-up and sensitivity analyses were conducted to understand the model performance with respect to vegetation parameters. It was observed that wave attenuation increases with an increase in drag coefficient, vegetation density, and stem diameter. For a typical set-up in the Mumbai coastal region having a vegetation density of 0.175 per m2, stem diameter of 0.3 m, and drag coefficient varying from 0.4 to 1.5, the model reproduced attenuation ranging from 49% to 55%, which matches reasonably well with the measured data. Spectral analysis performed for the cases with and without vegetation very clearly portrays energy dissipation in the vegetation area. This study also highlights the importance of climate change and mangrove vegetation. View Full-Text
SponsorAcknowledgments: We thank the Director, CSIR-NIO, Goa for providing the facility to carry out this work. Funding: This research was funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Languageen
PublisherMDPI AG
SubjectDrag coefficient
Mangrove vegetation
Mumbai coast
Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN)
Wave energy dissipation
Wetlands
TitleAttenuation of wave energy due to mangrove vegetation off Mumbai, India
TypeArticle
Issue Number22
Volume Number12
dc.accessType Open Access


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