Storminess and surges in the South-Western Approaches of the eastern North Atlantic: The synoptic climatology of recent extreme coastal storms

Marine Geology

Volumn 210, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 227-246

  Betts, N L ^a   Orford, J D ^a   White, D ^a   Graham, C J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cluster analysis; coastal susceptibility; cyclogenesis; sea surface temperature gradients; South Western approaches; storm surges; synoptic climatology

Indexed keywords

JET STREAM; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST); SURGE GENERATION;

CLIMATOLOGY; OSCILLATIONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STORMS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

GEOLOGY;

COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION; STORM DEPOSIT; STORM SURGE; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 4344694773     PISSN: 00253227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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