Effects of tides on maximum tsunami wave heights: Probability distributions

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-123

  Mofjeld, Harold O ^a   González, Frank I ^a   Titov, Vasily V ^a   Venturato, Angie J ^a   Newman, Jean C ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TIDES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MAXIMUM WAVE HEIGHTS; TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE; TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS;

TSUNAMIS;

FLOOD CONTROL; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; TIDES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TSUNAMIS;

AMPLITUDE; FLOODING; MAPPING; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIDE; TSUNAMI; WAVE HEIGHT;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33846841055     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1955.1     Document Type: Article

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