Analysis of extreme wave events on the southern coast of Brazil
Using the wave model SWAN (simulating waves nearshore), high waves on the southwestern Atlantic generated by extra-tropical cyclones are simulated from 2000 to 2010, and their impact on the Rio Grande do Sul (RS) coast is studied. The modeled waves are compared with buoy data...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/14/3195/2014/nhess-14-3195-2014.pdf |