How do uncertainties in hurricane model forecasts affect storm surge predictions in a semi-enclosed bay?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-72

  Zhong, Liejun ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Zhang, Da Lin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; Hurricane; Sensitivity analysis; Storm surge; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; HURRICANE ISABEL 2003; HYDRODYNAMICS; SEMIENCLOSED SEA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STORM SURGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WIND FIELD; WIND FORCING;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957755252     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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