On the sensitivity of computed surges to open-boundary formulation

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 142-162

  Jones, J Eric ^a   Davies, Alan M ^a  

^a Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Irish Sea; Open boundary formulation; Storm Surge computation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COASTAL ZONES; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW OF WATER; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; INTERPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORMS;

COASTAL GAUGES; IRISH SEA; OPEN-BOUNDARY FORMULATION; STORM-SURGE COMPUTATION;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

EID: 4944227263     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-003-0072-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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