Extreme storm surge and wind wave climate scenario simulations at the Venetian littoral

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 40-41, Issue , 2012, Pages 86-92

  Lionello, P ^a   Galati, M B ^a   Elvini, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adriatic sea; Climate change; Marine stormines; Storm surge; Venice; Wind waves

Indexed keywords

ADRIATIC SEA; MARINE STORMINES; STORM SURGE; VENICE; WIND WAVES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; FLOODS; OCEAN CURRENTS; RISK PERCEPTION; SEA LEVEL; VALUE ENGINEERING; WAVES;

STORMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXTREME EVENT; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; STORM SURGE; WIND WAVE;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 84858862142     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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