Hyper-resolution mapping of regional storm surge and tide flooding: comparison of static and dynamic models

Natural Hazards

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 571-590

  Ramirez, Jorge A ^a   Lichter, Michal ^b   Coulthard, Tom J ^c   Skinner, Chris ^c  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flooding; Hydrodynamic model; Impact assessment; Reduced complexity; Storm surge; Storm tide

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAPPING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STAKEHOLDER; STORM SURGE;

EID: 84957544814     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: 15730840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2198-z     Document Type: Article

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