Characteristics of large positive and negative surges in the Mediterranean Sea and their attenuation in future climate scenarios

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 111, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-173

  Conte, D ^a   Lionello, P ^a,b  

^a CMCC   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Extremes; Mediterranean Sea; Sea level; Storm surges

Indexed keywords

EXTREMES; FUTURE CLIMATE SCENARIOS; GLOBAL CLIMATE SIMULATIONS; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS; STORM SURGES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOODS; FLUID DYNAMICS; SEA LEVEL; STORMS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; FLOODING; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HINDCASTING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; STORM SURGE; SUBSIDENCE; TIDE GAUGE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84885363224     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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