Surge-Wave Combined Inundation at Mokpo North Harbour, Korea

Abstract

Tidal amplification by construction of the sea-dike and sea-walls had been detected not only near Mokpo North Harbour but also at Chungkye Bay which is connected with Mokpo North Harbour by a narrow channel. This brings about increase of tidal flat area and in particular increase of run-up height and inundation area during storms. In this study, the simulation process is composed of wind wave generation model for large area and wave inundation model for small coastal area. The nonlinear version of mild-slope equation is modified for simulating the wind-driven surge and wave inundation at a small area. The models are applied to Chungkye Bay and possible inundation features at Mokpo North Harbour are investigated.