A multivariate statistical model for advanced storm surge analyses in the North Sea

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Wahl, Thomas ^a   Jensen, Jürgen ^a   Mudersbach, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copula model; Integrated risk analyses; Multivariate statistics; Stochastic storm surge simulation

Indexed keywords

COPULA FUNCTIONS; DATA SETS; EXTREME EVENTS; FLOOD PROTECTION; HIGH RESOLUTION; INPUT DATAS; INTEGRATED RISKS; MODELING FAILURES; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL MODELS; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS; NORTH SEA; OCCURRENCE PROBABILITY; PARAMETRIC DISTRIBUTIONS; POTENTIAL LOSS; STORM SURGES; TIDE GAUGES;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; SEA LEVEL; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STORMS;

MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864449205     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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