Progress towards quantifying storm surge risk in Fiji due to climate variability and change

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 64, 2011, Pages 1121-1124

  McInnes, K L ^a   O'Grady, J G ^a   Walsh, K J E ^b   Colberg, F ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate variability; El Ni o southern oscillation; Storm surge; Tropical cyclone

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCEANIC CURRENT; PRESSURE EFFECT; RISK FACTOR; STORM SURGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

FIJI; POLAND; SZCZECIN [POLAND];

EID: 83855161964     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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