A numerical study of storm surge and inundation in the Croatan-Albemarle- Pamlico Estuary System

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-137

  Peng, Machuan ^a   Xie, Lian ^a   Pietrafesa, Leonard J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal flooding; Hurricane; Inundation; Numerical modeling; Storm surge

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOODING; HURRICANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; STORM SURGE;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PAMLICO ESTUARY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347135949     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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