Coastal flooding in the solent: An integrated analysis of defences and inundation

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 430-459

  Wadey, Matthew P ^a   Nicholls, Robert J ^a   Hutton, Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal flooding; Defence failure; Flood risk assessment; Regional inundation modelling; Sea level rise

Indexed keywords

FAILURE MECHANISM; FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN; PEAK FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER DEPTH;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866891615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w4020430     Document Type: Article

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