Implications of extreme waves and water levels in the southern Baltic Sea

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 292-302

  Hanson, Hans ^a   Larson, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Climate change; Erosion; Extreme waves; Flooding; Statistical analysis; Storm surge

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; EROSION; FLOODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; OIL WELL FLOODING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; STORMS; WATER LEVELS;

BALTIC SEA; COMBINED ANALYSIS; EXTREME WAVES; LONG TIME SERIES; RETURN PERIODS; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES; STORM SURGES; WATER LEVEL CHANGES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOODING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORM SURGE; WATER LEVEL; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE RUNUP;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 49249106589     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2008.9521962     Document Type: Article

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