A coastal storms intensity scale for the Catalan sea (NW Mediterranean)

A 5-class intensity scale for wave storms in the Catalan coast is presented. This has been done by analysing a storm data set which comprises 5 buoys during the period 1988/2008. The obtained classification improves the former proposal of Mendoza and Jiménez (2008) by better resolving spatial and te...

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Main Authors: E. T. Mendoza, J. A. Jimenez, J. Mateo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-09-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/11/2453/2011/nhess-11-2453-2011.pdf