Jochner, Matthias; Schwander, Mikhaël; Brönnimann, Stefan (2013). Reanalysis of the Hamburg Storm Surge of 1962. In: Brönnimann, Stefan; Martius, Olivia (eds.) Weather extremes during the past 140 years. Reihe G Grundlagenforschung: Vol. G89 (pp. 19-26). Bern: Geographica Bernensia 10.4480/GB2013.G89.02
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In February 1962, Hamburg experienced its most catastrophic storm surge event of the 20th century. This paper analyses the event using the Twentieth Century Reanalysis (20CR) dataset. Responsible for the major flood was a strong low pressure system centred over Scandinavia that was associated with strong north-westerly winds towards the German North Sea coast – the ideal storm surge situation for the Elbe estuary. A comparison of the 20CR dataset with observational data proves the applicability of the reanalysis data for this extreme event.
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Book Section (Book Chapter) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Physical Geography > Unit Climatology 10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schwander, Mikhaël, Brönnimann, Stefan |
Subjects: |
900 History > 910 Geography & travel 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences & geology 600 Technology > 650 Management & public relations 500 Science |
Series: |
Reihe G Grundlagenforschung |
Publisher: |
Geographica Bernensia |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Monika Wälti-Stampfli |
Date Deposited: |
01 Nov 2013 10:46 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.4480/GB2013.G89.02 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.38951 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/38951 |
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