A joint probability approach using a 1-D hydrodynamic model for estimating high water level frequencies in the Lower Rhine Delta

The Lower Rhine Delta, a transitional area between the River Rhine and Meuse and the North Sea, is at risk of flooding induced by infrequent events of a storm surge or upstream flooding, or by more infrequent events of a combination of both. A joint probability analysis of the astronomical tide, the...

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Main Authors: H. Zhong, P.-J. van Overloop, P. H. A. J. M. van Gelder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1841/2013/nhess-13-1841-2013.pdf