Contribution of relative sea-level rise to historical hurricane flooding in New York City

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 537-541

  Kemp, Andrew C ^a,c   Horton, Benjamin P ^b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane Sandy; New Jersey; Salt marsh; Storm surge; Tide gauge

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FLOODING; FORAMINIFERA; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLACIOISOSTASY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HURRICANE; RECONSTRUCTION; SALTMARSH; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; STORM SURGE; TIDE GAUGE;

BARNEGAT BAY; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 84884202777     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2653     Document Type: Article

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