Evolution of marine storminess in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 305-312

  Van Den Eynde, D ^a   De Sutter, R ^b,c   Haerens, P ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b International Marine and Dredging Consultants   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SEVERE WEATHER; STORM SURGE; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BELGIUM; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84875278799     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-305-2012     Document Type: Article

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