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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-783-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-783-2020
Research article
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24 Mar 2020
Research article |  | 24 Mar 2020

Spatial and temporal analysis of extreme storm-tide and skew-surge events around the coastline of New Zealand

Scott A. Stephens, Robert G. Bell, and Ivan D. Haigh

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Extreme sea levels in New Zealand occur in nearby places and at similar times, which means that flooding impacts and losses may be linked in space and time. The most extreme sea levels depend on storms coinciding with very high tides because storm surges are relatively small in New Zealand. The type of storm weather system influences where the extreme sea levels occur, and the annual timing is influenced by the low-amplitude (~10 cm) annual sea-level cycle.
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