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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3339-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3339-2021
Research article
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08 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 08 Nov 2021

Distribution of coastal high water level during extreme events around the UK and Irish coasts

Julia Rulent, Lucy M. Bricheno, J. A. Mattias Green, Ivan D. Haigh, and Huw Lewis

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High coastal total water levels (TWLs) can lead to flooding and hazardous conditions for coastal communities and environment. In this research we are using numerical models to study the interactions between the three main components of the TWL (waves, tides, and surges) on UK and Irish coasts during winter 2013/14. The main finding of this research is that extreme waves and surges can indeed happen together, even at high tide, but they often occurred simultaneously 2–3 h before high tide.
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