Schneider, Tobias; Weber, Helga; Franke, Jörg; Brönnimann, Stefan (2013). The Storm Surge Event of the Netherlands in 1953. In: Brönnimann, Stefan; Martius, Olivia (eds.) Weather extremes during the past 140 years. Reihe G Grundlagenforschung: Vol. G89 (pp. 35-43). Geographica Bernensia 10.4480/GB2013.G89.04
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A disastrous storm surge hit the coast of the Netherlands on 31 January and 1 February 1953. We examine the meteorological situation during this event using the Twentieth Century Reanalysis (20CR) data set. We find a strong pressure gradient between Ireland and northern Germany accompanied by strong north-westerly winds over the North Sea. Storm driven sea level rise combined with spring tide contributed to this extreme event. The state of the atmosphere in 20CR during this extreme event is in good agreement with historical observational data
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08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Physical Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Physical Geography > Unit Climatology 10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schneider, Tobias, Weber, Helga, Franke, Jörg, Brönnimann, Stefan |
Subjects: |
900 History > 910 Geography & travel 500 Science > 550 Earth sciences & geology |
Series: |
Reihe G Grundlagenforschung |
Publisher: |
Geographica Bernensia |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Monika Wälti-Stampfli |
Date Deposited: |
01 Nov 2013 10:54 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.4480/GB2013.G89.04 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.38958 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/38958 |
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