Influence of non-linear effects upon surge elevations along the west coast of Britain

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 57, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 401-416

  Jones, John Eric ^a   Davies, Alan Marshall ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

De tiding; Finite element model; Tide surge interaction

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WIND STRESS;

DE-TIDING; SURGE PREDICTION; TIDE SURGE INTERACTION;

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WIND STRESS;

AMPLITUDE; CLIMATE FORCING; COASTAL ZONE; HYDRODYNAMICS; TIME SERIES; WATER LEVEL; WIND STRESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 35548931493     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-007-0119-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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