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CORDOVA LOPEZ, Luis. Malecón Traditional of Havana. Part I: Analysis of the causes of coastal flooding. riha [online]. 2020, vol.41, n.3, pp. 25-39.  Epub 01-Dic-2020. ISSN 1680-0338.

A description of the seawall defense so-called Malecón Tradicional, its crest levels, the maritime climate conditions and bathymetry are presented. The mechanism that generates coastal floods in the area is explained. The results of the numerical modeling applying the SWAN model, which allows defining the characteristics of the waves and the elevation of the sea due to wave breaking, show significant maximum wave heights of 4,00 m and elevations due to breakage of the waves of 0,81 m. The 50-year returns period and hurricane Wilma (2005) scenarios are defined as the most critical. The most dangerous areas are identified as the segment between Marina and Perseverancia streets, “West Sub-section” and the one defined between Blanco and Colón streets “East Sub-section”.

Palabras clave : flooding; mathematical modeling; seawall; coastal protection works.

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