A High-Resolution coupled riverine flow, tide, wind, wind wave, and storm surge model for southern louisiana and mississippi. Part II: Synoptic description and analysis of hurricanes katrina and rita

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 378-404

  Dietrich, J C ^a   Bunya, S ^a,c   Westerink, J J ^a   Ebersole, B A ^b   Smith, J M ^b   Atkinson, J H ^c   Jensen, R ^b   Resio, D T ^b   Luettich, R A ^d   Dawson, C ^e   Cardone, V J ^f   Cox, A T ^f   Powell, M D ^g   Westerink, H J ^a   Roberts, H J ^c  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c ARCADIS   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f Oceanweather Inc   (United States)

^g NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH RESOLUTION; HURRICANE SEASON; KATRINA; LOUISIANA; MAN-MADE STRUCTURES; MISSISSIPPI; MISSISSIPPI RIVER; STORM SURGES; STORM TRACK; WAVE RADIATION STRESS; WIND WAVE;

COASTAL ZONES; FLOODS; HURRICANES;

STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC TIDE; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; HURRICANE RITA 2005; SEASONALITY; STORM SURGE; STORM TRACK; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; WIND;

LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI DELTA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953224490     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009MWR2907.1     Document Type: Article

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