Meteorological tsunamis in Southern Britain: An historical review

Geographical Review

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-163

  Haslett, Simon K ^a   Bryant, Edward A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal hazards; Great Britain; Meteo tsunamis; Storms; Weather

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COASTAL PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; STANDING WAVE; STORM SURGE; TSUNAMI;

BRISTOL CHANNEL; ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; SEVERN ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 64949197169     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2009.tb00424.x     Document Type: Review

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