The mapping of storm surge-prone areas and characterizing surge-producing cyclones in Leyte Gulf, Philippines

• Main Authors: Rodrigo, Socorro Margarita T, Villanoy, Cesar L, Briones, Jeric C, Bilgera, Princess Hope T, Cabrera, Olivia C, Narisma, Gemma T
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Storm surge; Leyte Gulf; J48 Decision tree; Return period; Monte Carlo simulation; Earth Sciences; Environmental Sciences; Other Physics; Physics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/19; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-018-3252-9
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Historically, Leyte Gulf in central eastern Philippines has received catastrophic damage due to storm surges, the most recent of which was during Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. A city-level risk assessment was performed on Leyte Gulf through synthetic storm generation, high-resolution ocean modeling, and d...