TY - GEN
T1 - A comparison of methods used to calculate extreme water levels
AU - Herrington, Thomas O.
AU - Mahon, Alicia
AU - Hires, Richard I.
AU - Miller, Jon K.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - A long-term water elevation record spanning 95 years at Atlantic City, New Jersey has been systematically analyzed to determine the appropriate method to calculate the stage-frequency of extreme water elevations. The annual maximum surge is found to be uncorrected with the annual maximum water elevation, indicating that a joint probability stochastic analysis is necessary for the determination of extreme water elevations. A statistically significant increase in the recorded annual maximum surge over the past half-century (1960-2006) is evident in the data, reflecting the possible influence of global climate change on the frequency and magnitude of extreme water levels generated by coastal storms. Copyright ASCE 2008.
AB - A long-term water elevation record spanning 95 years at Atlantic City, New Jersey has been systematically analyzed to determine the appropriate method to calculate the stage-frequency of extreme water elevations. The annual maximum surge is found to be uncorrected with the annual maximum water elevation, indicating that a joint probability stochastic analysis is necessary for the determination of extreme water elevations. A statistically significant increase in the recorded annual maximum surge over the past half-century (1960-2006) is evident in the data, reflecting the possible influence of global climate change on the frequency and magnitude of extreme water levels generated by coastal storms. Copyright ASCE 2008.
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U2 - 10.1061/40968(312)18
DO - 10.1061/40968(312)18
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:57649097698
SN - 9780784409688
T3 - Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008 - Proceedings of the Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008
SP - 198
EP - 209
BT - Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008 - Proceedings of the Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008
T2 - Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008
Y2 - 13 April 2008 through 16 April 2008
ER -