High resolution climate projection of storm surge at the Venetian coast

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1135-1142

  Mel, R ^a   Sterl, A ^b   Lionello, P ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^d CENTRO EURO MEDITERRANEO SUI CAMBIAMENTI CLIMATICI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE PREDICTION; COASTAL ZONE; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; SEA LEVEL PRESSURE; STORM SURGE; SURFACE WIND;

ADRIATIC COAST [ITALY]; ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 84879194682     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-13-1135-2013     Document Type: Article

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