Rising sea levels in the English Channel 1900 to 2100

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-92

  Haigh, Ivan ^a   Nicholls, Robert ^b   Wells, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal engineering; Floods floodworks; Sea defences

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; FLOODS;

CENTRAL CHANNELS; CLIMATE IMPACTS; COASTAL FLOODING; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; ENGLISH CHANNEL; MEAN SEA LEVEL; SEA DEFENCE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

SEA LEVEL;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; FLOOD; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

ENGLAND; ENGLISH CHANNEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79958239879     PISSN: 17417597     EISSN: 17517737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/maen.2011.164.2.81     Document Type: Article

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