Regional frequency analysis of extreme storm surges along the French coast

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1627-1639

  Bardet, L ^a   Duluc, C M ^a   Rebour, V ^a   L'Her, J ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; EXTREME EVENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; OUTLIER; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STORM SURGE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [FRANCE]; FRANCE;

EID: 79959627114     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-1627-2011     Document Type: Article

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