Abstract:
Northern part of Bird’s Head Papua has created the most disastrous coastal area by the nail of tropical cyclones and typhoons originating from the Pacific Ocean and associated with the storm surge and heavy rainfall. During the past 69 years (1945-2013), Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) was observed 1,803 events from deep depression (tropical storm) up to super cyclonic storm (tropical cyclone category 5) with average 26 storms per year. This condition is strengthening storm surge and heavy rainfall along the
Bird’s Head Papua coast. Consequently, the storm surge and heavy rainfall are the key factor for the coastal management. Therefore, it is critical to find the mitigation technology to adaptive climate change and vulnerability. In this study, numerical simulations are performed to validate the storm surge and heavy rainfall induced by the Noul typhoon using an atmosphere-waves-ocean integrated
modelling system. Then, technology mitigation and adaptation planning are introduced to reduce impact from the extreme climate condition. Part of technology experiments are performed to increase the coastal management from the typhoon time and created as a model of Coastal Management Resilient in the Bird’s Head Papua.
