Subtidal frequency fluctuations in coastal sea level in the Mid and South Atlantic Bights: A prognostic for coastal flooding

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-89

  Janowitz, Gerald S ^a   Pietrafesa, Leonard J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal flooding; Ekman pumping; Sea level change; Shelf dynamics

Indexed keywords

COASTAL FLOODING; EKMAN PUMPING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEA LEVEL VARIATIONS; SHELF DYNAMICS; WIND STRESS;

ATLANTIC, MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT; ATLANTIC, SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 0029730529     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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