Estimation of future coastal flood risk in the Severn Estuary due to a barrage

Journal of Flood Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-259

  Xia, Junqiang ^a,b,c   Falconer, R A ^b   Lin, B ^b,c   Tan, G ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal flooding; Hydrodynamic model; Sea level rise; Severn Barrage; Severn Estuary

Indexed keywords

BARRAGE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; ESTIMATION METHOD; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDRODYNAMICS; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TIDAL POWER; WATER LEVEL;

SEVERN ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052228501     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1753318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-318X.2011.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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