Extreme sea level events in the coastal waters of western Estonia

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-303

  Suursaar, Ülo ^a   Kullas, Tiit ^a   Otsmann, Mikk ^a   Kõuts, Tarmo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

2D models; Baltic Sea; Oscillations; Resonance; Sea level; Storm surges

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; OSCILLATION; SEA LEVEL; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

BALTIC SEA; ESTONIA; GULF OF RIGA;

EID: 0038461992     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(03)00022-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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