Storm surge projections and implications for water management in South Florida

Climatic Change

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-128

  Park, Joseph ^a   Obeysekera, Jayantha ^a   Irizarry, Michelle ^a   Barnes, Jenifer ^a   Trimble, Paul ^a   Park Said, Winifred ^a  

^a Hydrologic and Environmental Systems Modeling   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC MULTIDECADAL OSCILLATIONS; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; COASTAL STORM; CONTROL RESPONSE; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; DECISION SUPPORTS; DRAINAGE CAPABILITY; EUSTATIC SEA-LEVEL RISE; FLORIDA; FORCINGS; NATURAL SYSTEMS; PHASE CHANGE; PROBABILISTIC MODELS; RETURN LEVEL; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SOUTH FLORIDA; STORM SURGES; SURGE DISTRIBUTION; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATE CONTROL; CLIMATOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SEA LEVEL; STORMS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC MULTIDECADAL OSCILLATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL WATER; DECISION MAKING; FLOOD CONTROL; PROBABILITY; STORM SURGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958789613     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0079-8     Document Type: Article

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