Simulated sea level in past and future climates of the Baltic Sea

Climate Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 59-75

  Meier, H E Marcus ^a   Broman, Barry ^a   Kjellström, Erik ^a  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Ocean modeling; Regional climate scenarios; Sea level; Spatial planning

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; FLOODING; SEA LEVEL; STORM SURGE; WIND FIELD;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

EID: 4544380912     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr027059     Document Type: Article

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