Storm surge computations for the west coast of Britain using a finite element model (TELEMAC)

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 58, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 337-363

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

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finite element model; Storm surge; UK West coast

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FLOODS; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINES; MODAL ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

BRITAIN; DO-MAINS; EXTERNAL-; FAR FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE CALCULATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE MODELS; FINITE DIFFERENCES; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HIGHER RESOLUTIONS; IRISH SEAS; IRREGULAR MESHES; MERSEY ESTUARIES; METEOROLOGICAL DATUMS; METEOROLOGICAL FORCING; NEARSHORE; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SCALE VARIATIONS; STORM SURGE; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITIES; TOPOGRAPHIC VARIABILITIES; UK WEST COAST; UNSTRUCTURED GRIDS; UNSTRUCTURED MESHES; WATER DEPTHS; WIND FORCING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CLIMATE FORCING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SPATIAL VARIATION; STORM SURGE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND FORCING;

EID: 57849122007     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-008-0140-y     Document Type: Article

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