UNESCO pilot project on
"Enhancing forecasting capabilities for North Indian Ocean Storm Surges"
This project was initiated following the recommendations of the JCOMM scientific and technical Symposium on Storm Surges that was held in Seoul from 2 to 5 October 2007 (JCOMM2007SSS, http://www.surgesymposium.org), on enhancing regional capabilities for storm surge prediction. The objectives of this project are;
- to support scientific and technical development for enhancing regional capabilities for coastal hazards forecasting, and;
- to link regional community/activity with global framework.
Key members of the JCOMM Expert Team on Waves and Storm surges (ETWS) lead the process, in partnership with the modeling experts of IIT Delhi.
The 1st phase was launched for the North Indian Ocean that is the most surge-prone region in the world, with financial contribution from the government of Korea and with institutional partnership with the government of India.
- 1st Advisory Workshop : 14-17 July 2009, Delhi, India
- 2nd Advisory Workshop: 11-15 February 2011, Delhi, India
| Member | Role | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shailesh NAYAK | India | ||
| PRASAD BHASKARAN
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur |
Member, IIT D Group of Experts | India | |
| Val Swail | Member, International Group of Experts | Canada | |
| Kevin Horsburgh
NERC National Oceanography Centre, UK |
Co-Chair | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
| Tad Murty
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Science |
Member, IIT D Group of Experts | Canada | |
| Donald Resio
University of North Florida |
Member, International Group of Experts | United States of America | |
| Shishir Dube
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
Co-Chair | India | |
| Joannes Westerink
University of Notre Dame |
Member, International Group of Experts | United States of America | |
| Zubair Siddiqui
Pakistan Meteorological Department, Karachi |
Pakistan | ||
| M Ravichandran | India | ||
| A. D. Rao | Member, IIT D Group of Experts | India | |
| Ajit Tyagi
India Meteorological Department, Pune |
India | ||
| M. Mohapatra
India Meteorological Department, Pune |
India | ||
| Yassine Charabi
Sultan Qaboos University, College of Arts and Social Science |
Oman | ||
| Azeema Ahmed
Maldives Meteorological Service |
Maldives | ||
| Sushil K. Dash
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
India |