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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-2209-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-2209-2015
Research article
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08 Oct 2015
Research article |  | 08 Oct 2015

Assessment and comparison of extreme sea levels and waves during the 2013/14 storm season in two UK coastal regions

M. P. Wadey, J. M. Brown, I. D. Haigh, T. Dolphin, and P. Wisse

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