A Regional Frequency Analysis of Tide Gauges to Assess Pacific Coast Flood Risk

A regional frequency analysis (RFA) of tide gauge (TG) data fit with a Generalized Pareto Distribution (GPD) is used to estimate contemporary extreme sea level (ESL) probabilities and the risk of a damaging flood along Pacific Basin coastlines. Methods to localize and spatially granulate the regiona...

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Main Authors: William V. Sweet, Ayesha S. Genz, Jayantha Obeysekera, John J. Marra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.581769/full