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Recent Baltic Sea storm surge events from a climate perspective
Institute of Coastal Systems - Analysis and Modeling, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
Lidia Gaslikova
Institute of Coastal Systems - Analysis and Modeling, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
Ralf Weisse
Institute of Coastal Systems - Analysis and Modeling, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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In recent years, the western Baltic Sea has experienced severe storm surges. By analysing the individual contributions and the total water level, these events can be put into a climate perspective. It was found that individual contributions were not exceptional in all events, and no clear trend can be identified. Often the combination of the individual contributions leads to the extreme events of recent years. This points to the importance of analysing composite events.
In recent years, the western Baltic Sea has experienced severe storm surges. By analysing the...
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