Wind and wave setup contributions to extreme sea levels at a tropical high island: A stochastic cyclone simulation study for Apia, Samoa

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1117-1135

  Hoeke, Ron Karl ^a   McInnes, Kathleen L ^a   O'Grady, Julian G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate; Coral reefs; Islands; Sea level; Storm surge; Tropical cyclone; Waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952299300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20771312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/jmse3031117     Document Type: Article

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