Identification of storm surge events over the German Bight from atmospheric reanalysis and climate model data

A new procedure for the identification of storm surge situations for the German Bight is developed and applied to reanalysis and global climate model data. This method is based on the empirical approach for estimating storm surge heights using information about wind speed and wind direction...

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Main Authors: D. J. Befort, M. Fischer, G. C. Leckebusch, U. Ulbrich, A. Ganske, G. Rosenhagen, H. Heinrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-06-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/15/1437/2015/nhess-15-1437-2015.pdf