Tide-surge interactions and their effects on total sea levels in Irish coastal waters

Ocean Dynamics

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 599-614

  Olbert, Agnieszka Indiana ^a   Nash, Stephen ^a   Cunnane, Conleth ^a   Hartnett, Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Coastal flooding; Extreme water levels; Joint probability model; Statistical model; Surge residual; Tide surge interactions

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMICAL TIDES; COASTAL FLOODING; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL WATERS; INTERACTION STRENGTH; JOINT PROBABILITY; JOINT PROBABILITY METHOD; SURGE RESIDUAL;

FLOODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SEA LEVEL; SHORE PROTECTION; STORMS; TIDES;

WATER LEVELS;

COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXTREME EVENT; FLOODED SOIL; FLOODING; LAND-SEA INTERACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; SEA LEVEL; STORM SURGE; TIDAL CYCLE;

IRELAND;

EID: 84878898249     PISSN: 16167341     EISSN: 16167228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10236-013-0618-0     Document Type: Article

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