Difference between revisions of "Storm surge"
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| − | |definition= The rise in water-level on an open coast as a result of the combined impact of the wind stress on the water surface, the atmospheric pressure reduction, decreasing water depth and the horizontal boundaries of the adjacent water. The storm surge does not include the effect of the astronomical tide. | + | |definition= The rise in water-level on an open coast as a result of the combined impact of the wind stress on the water surface, the atmospheric pressure reduction, decreasing water depth and the horizontal boundaries of the adjacent water. The storm surge does not include the effect of the astronomical tide<ref name="Karsten">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>. |
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==Definition of Storm surge - Further information== | ==Definition of Storm surge - Further information== | ||
| − | The storm surge at a location is inversely proportional with the water depth in the offshore area off the shoreline. This means that shores out to deep oceans will only be exposed to relatively small surge where as shores out to shallow seas can be exposed to high surge. | + | The storm surge at a location is inversely proportional with the water depth in the offshore area off the shoreline. This means that shores out to deep oceans will only be exposed to relatively small surge where as shores out to shallow seas can be exposed to high surge<ref name="Karsten"/>. |
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Revision as of 09:18, 15 February 2007
Definition of Storm surge:
The rise in water-level on an open coast as a result of the combined impact of the wind stress on the water surface, the atmospheric pressure reduction, decreasing water depth and the horizontal boundaries of the adjacent water. The storm surge does not include the effect of the astronomical tide[1].
This is the common definition for Storm surge, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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Definition of Storm surge - Further information
The storm surge at a location is inversely proportional with the water depth in the offshore area off the shoreline. This means that shores out to deep oceans will only be exposed to relatively small surge where as shores out to shallow seas can be exposed to high surge[1].
