Forecasting storm surges along the east coast of Canada and the north-eastern United States: The storm of 21 January 2000

Atmosphere - Ocean

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-161

  Bobanović, Joško ^a   Thompson, Keith R ^a   Desjardins, Serge ^b   Ritchie, Harold ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; COASTAL WATER; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STORM SURGE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745601965     PISSN: 07055900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3137/ao.440203     Document Type: Article

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