Sea level variability in South-West Australia: From hours to decades

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1186-1198

  Pattiaratchi, Charitha ^a   Eliot, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

COASTAL SEA LEVEL; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; INTERANNUAL; RECORDING STATIONS; SEA LEVEL VARIABILITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; STORM SURGES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

SEA LEVEL;

EID: 84873847472     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814277426_0099     Document Type: Conference Paper

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