Application of a synthetic cyclone method for assessment of tropical cyclone storm tides in Samoa

Natural Hazards

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 425-444

  McInnes, Kathleen L ^a   Hoeke, Ron K ^a   Walsh, Kevin J E ^b   O’Grady, Julian G ^a   Hubbert, Graeme D ^c  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Global Environmental Modelling Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate adaptation; Climate change; Climate variability; Coastal impacts; Return periods; Risk reduction; Storm surge; Storm tide; Tropical cyclones

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE VARIATION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; MODELING; RETURN PERIOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORM SURGE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

SAMOA;

EID: 84952300035     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-015-1975-4     Document Type: Article

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