How historical information can improve estimation and prediction of extreme coastal water levels: application to the Xynthia event at La Rochelle (France)

The knowledge of extreme coastal water levels is useful for coastal flooding studies or the design of coastal defences. While deriving such extremes with standard analyses using tide-gauge measurements, one often needs to deal with limited effective duration of observation which can result in large...

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Main Authors: T. Bulteau, D. Idier, J. Lambert, M. Garcin
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/15/1135/2015/nhess-15-1135-2015.pdf