The impact of rapid coastline changes and sea level rise on the tides in the Bohai Sea, China

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3462-3472

  Pelling, H E ^a,b   Uehara, K ^a   Green, J A M ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bohai Sea; coastal change; human impact; numerical model; sea level rise; tides

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COASTAL ZONES; LAND RECLAMATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; SEA LEVEL; TIDES;

BOHAI SEA; COASTAL CHANGE; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN IMPACT; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SEA LEVEL RISE; SENSITIVITY CHANGES; YELLOW RIVER DELTA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COAST; DATABASE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND RECLAMATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BOHAI SEA; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 84885152350     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20258     Document Type: Article

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