Predicting the frequency of storm surges and extreme sea levels in the northwest Atlantic

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Bernier, Natacha B ^a   Thompson, Keith R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; SEA LEVEL; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

ERROR ANALYSIS; HINDCASTING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHELF SEA; STORM SURGE; TIDAL MODELING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHWEST);

EID: 33845610119     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JC003168     Document Type: Article

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