Towards using state-of-the-art climate models to help constrain estimates of unprecedented UK storm surges

Howard, Tom; Williams, Simon David Paul

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3693-2021

Articles | Volume 21, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3693-2021

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-21-3693-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 12

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08 Dec 2021

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| 08 Dec 2021

Towards using state-of-the-art climate models to help constrain estimates of unprecedented UK storm surges

Tom Howard and Simon David Paul Williams

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We use a computer model to simulate storm surges around the coast of the United Kingdom. The model is based on the physics of the atmosphere and oceans. We hope that this will help us to better quantify extreme events: even bigger than those that have been seen in the tide gauge record. Our model simulates events which are comparable to the catastrophic 1953 storm surge. Model simulations have the potential to reduce the uncertainty in inferences of the most extreme surge return levels.