Dynamic issues in the SE South America storm surge modeling

Natural Hazards

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-95

  Etala, Paula ^a  

^a Argentine Naval Hydrographical Service   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Numerical model; South America; Storm surge; Tide; Tide surge interaction

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE PREDICTION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FLOODING; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STORM SURGE; TIDE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 69949115559     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-009-9390-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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