A scenario of storm surge statistics for the german bight at the expected time of doubled atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration

Journal of Climate

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2653-2662

  Von Storch, Hans ^a   Reichardt, Hinrich ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE DOUBLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; DOWNSCALING; SEA LEVEL RISE; STORM SURGE; WATER LEVEL;

GERMANY, LOWER SAXONY, CUXHAVEN; NORTH SEA, GERMAN BIGHT;

EID: 0031427551     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(1997)010<2653:ASOSSS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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