Cyclone Gudrun in January 2005 and modelling its hydrodynamic consequences in the Estonian coastal waters

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 143-159

  Suursaar, Ülo ^a   Kullas, Tiit ^a   Otsmann, Mikk ^a   Saaremäe, Ivo ^b   Kuik, Juta ^b   Merilain, Merike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute   (Estonia)

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