Potential impacts of extreme storm surges on a low-lying densely populated coastline: The case of Dunkirk area, Northern France

Natural Hazards

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1327-1343

  Maspataud, Aurélie ^a,b,c,d   Ruz, Marie Hélène ^a,b,c   Vanhée, Stéphane ^e  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b Laboratoire d Océanologie et de Géosciences   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^e Institution Interdépartementale des Wateringues   (France)

Author keywords

Erosion; Low lying coastline; Polder flooding; Storm surges; Submersion; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PLAIN; COASTAL ZONE; DUNE; EROSION; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODING; RETURN PERIOD; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE; STORM SURGE; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DUNKERQUE; FRANCE; NORD PAS DE CALAIS; NORD [NORD PAS DE CALAIS]; NORTH SEA;

EID: 84876944969     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0210-9     Document Type: Article

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