Direct estimates of extreme storm surge elevations from a 40-year numerical model simulation and from observations

Global Atmosphere and Ocean System

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-176

  Flather, Roger A ^a   Smith, Jane A ^a   Richards, Joyce D ^a   Bell, Colin ^a   Blackman, David L ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Generalised Extreme Value method; North west European shelf; Surge elevations; Tide gauge data; Two dimensional model

Indexed keywords

STORM; SURGE; TIDE GAUGE; WATER LEVEL;

EXTREME EVENT; PREDICTION; SEA LEVEL; STORM SURGE; TIDE GAUGE; WAVE MODELING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032321771     PISSN: 10236732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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