How to quantify long-term changes in coastal sea storminess?

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-41

  Suursaar, U ^a   Jaagus, J ^b   Tonisson H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Coastal change; Cyclones; Multiple stressors; Storm surges; Wave hindcast; Wind climate

Indexed keywords

CYCLONE; DATA SET; HINDCASTING; POLAR FRONT; SHORELINE; STORM SURGE; TIDE GAUGE; TRAJECTORY; WIND VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; ESTONIA;

EID: 85027922519     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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