Spatial and temporal analysis of extreme sea level and storm surge events around the coastline of the UK

In this paper we analyse the spatial footprint and temporal clustering of extreme sea level and skew surge events around the UK coast over the last 100 years (1915-2014). The vast majority of the extreme sea level events are generated by moderate, rather than extreme skew surges, combined with sprin...

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Published in:Scientific data 2016-12, Vol.3 (1), p.160107-160107, Article 160107
Main Authors: Haigh, Ivan D, Wadey, Matthew P, Wahl, Thomas, Ozsoy, Ozgun, Nicholls, Robert J, Brown, Jennifer M, Horsburgh, Kevin, Gouldby, Ben
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Language:English
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Summary:In this paper we analyse the spatial footprint and temporal clustering of extreme sea level and skew surge events around the UK coast over the last 100 years (1915-2014). The vast majority of the extreme sea level events are generated by moderate, rather than extreme skew surges, combined with spring astronomical high tides. We distinguish four broad categories of spatial footprints of events and the distinct storm tracks that generated them. There have been rare events when extreme levels have occurred along two unconnected coastal regions during the same storm. The events that occur in closest succession (
ISSN:2052-4463
2052-4463
DOI:10.1038/sdata.2016.107