Accurately determining the risks of rising sea level

Eos

Volumn 88, Issue 43, 2007, Pages 441-442

  Marbaix, Philippe ^a   Nicholls, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

EID: 37749034567     PISSN: 00963941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007EO430002     Document Type: Article

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