Numerical study of the sensitivity of mangroves in reducing storm surge and flooding to hurricane characteristics in southern Florida

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-65

  Liu, Huiqing ^a   Zhang, Keqi ^a   Li, Yuepeng ^a   Xie, Lian ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane; Mangroves; Storm surge; Storm surge modeling; Surge attenuation

Indexed keywords

FLOODING; HURRICANE; MANGROVE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DECLINE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORM SURGE; WIND VELOCITY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879566562     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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