Coastal inundation in the north-eastern mediterranean coastal zone due to storm surge events

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 353-368

  Krestenitis, Yannis N ^a   Androulidakis, Yannis S ^a   Kontos, Yannis N ^a   Georgakopoulos, George ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Inundation; Mediterranean Sea; Modelling; Sea level rise; Storm surge

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STORM SURGE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ADRIATIC SEA; AEGEAN SEA; LEVANTINE SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHEAST);

EID: 80052508496     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-010-0090-7     Document Type: Article

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