Search Results - "Horsburgh, Kevin"

A storm surge inundation model of the northern Bay of Bengal using publicly available data by Lewis, Matt, Bates, Paul, Horsburgh, Kevin, Neal, Jeff, Schumann, Guy

“…A computationally inexpensive inundation model has been developed from freely available data sources for the northern Bay of Bengal region to estimate flood…”
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Tide and skew surge independence: New insights for flood risk by Williams, Joanne, Horsburgh, Kevin J., Williams, Jane A., Proctor, Robert N. F.

“…Storm surges are a significant hazard to coastal communities around the world, putting lives at risk and costing billions of dollars in damage. Understanding…”
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Proudman resonance with tides, bathymetry and variable atmospheric forcings by Williams, David A., Horsburgh, Kevin J., Schultz, David M., Hughes, Chris W.

“…Proudman resonance is a primary amplification mechanism for meteotsunamis, which are shallow-water waves generated by atmospheric forcings. The effect of…”
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Successful Blue Economy Examples With an Emphasis on International Perspectives by Wenhai, Lu, Cusack, Caroline, Baker, Maria, Tao, Wang, Mingbao, Chen, Paige, Kelli, Xiaofan, Zhang, Levin, Lisa, Escobar, Elva, Amon, Diva, Yue, Yin, Reitz, Anja, Neves, Antonio Augusto Sepp, O’Rourke, Eleanor, Mannarini, Gianandrea, Pearlman, Jay, Tinker, Jonathan, Horsburgh, Kevin J., Lehodey, Patrick, Pouliquen, Sylvie, Dale, Trine, Peng, Zhao, Yufeng, Yang

“…Careful definition and illustrative case studies are fundamental work in developing a Blue Economy. As blue research expands with the world increasingly…”
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Tidal evolution of the northwest European shelf seas from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present by Uehara, Katsuto, Scourse, James D., Horsburgh, Kevin J., Lambeck, Kurt, Purcell, Anthony P.

“…Two‐dimensional paleotidal simulations have been undertaken to investigate tidal and tide‐dependent changes (tidal amplitudes, tidal current velocities,…”
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Development and evaluation of an ensemble forecasting system for coastal storm surges by Flowerdew, Jonathan, Horsburgh, Kevin, Wilson, Chris, Mylne, Ken

“…The overtopping of flood defences by coastal storm surges is a significant threat to life and property. Like all forecasts, storm surge predictions have an…”
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Spatial and temporal analysis of extreme sea level and storm surge events around the coastline of the UK by Haigh, Ivan D., Wadey, Matthew P., Wahl, Thomas, Ozsoy, Ozgun, Nicholls, Robert J., Brown, Jennifer M., Horsburgh, Kevin, Gouldby, Ben

“…In this paper we analyse the spatial footprint and temporal clustering of extreme sea level and skew surge events around the UK coast over the last 100 years…”
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Evaluation of future storm surge risk in East Asia based on state-of-the-art climate change projection by Yasuda, Tomohiro, Nakajo, Sota, Kim, SooYoul, Mase, Hajime, Mori, Nobuhito, Horsburgh, Kevin

“…The present study evaluates future storm surge risk due to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in East Asia. A state-of-the-art atmospheric general circulation model…”
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Uncertainty Quantification of Landslide Generated Waves Using Gaussian Process Emulation and Variance-Based Sensitivity Analysis by Snelling, Branwen, Neethling, Stephen, Horsburgh, Kevin, Collins, Gareth, Piggott, Matthew

“…Simulations of landslide generated waves (LGWs) are prone to high levels of uncertainty. Here we present a probabilistic sensitivity analysis of an LGW model…”
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Radiational tides: their double-counting in storm surge forecasts and contribution to the Highest Astronomical Tide by Williams, Joanne, Irazoqui Apecechea, Maialen, Saulter, Andrew, Horsburgh, Kevin J

“…Tide predictions based on tide-gauge observations are not just the astronomical tides; they also contain radiational tides – periodic sea-level changes due to…”
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A comparison of the 31 January–1 February 1953 and 5–6 December 2013 coastal flood events around the UK by Wadey, Matthew P, Haigh, Ivan D, Nicholls, Robert J, Brown, Jennifer M, Horsburgh, Kevin, Carroll, Ben, Gallop, Shari L, Mason, Travis, Bradshaw, Elizabeth

“…A North Sea storm surge during 31 January-1 February 1953 caused Northwest Europe’s most severe coastal flood in living memory. This event killed more than…”
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The English Channel ‘tsunami’ of 27 June 2011 – a probable meteorological source by Tappin, David R., Sibley, Andrew, Horsburgh, Kevin, Daubord, Camille, Cox, Dave, Long, Dave

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The Joint IOC (of UNESCO) and WMO Collaborative Effort for Met-Ocean Services by Pinardi, Nadia, Stander, Johan, Legler, David M., O'Brien, Kevin, Boyer, Tim, Cuff, Tom, Bahurel, Pierre, Belbeoch, Mathieu, Belov, Sergey, Brunner, Shelby, Burger, Eugene, Carval, Thierry, Chang-Seng, Denis, Charpentier, Etienne, Ciliberti, S., Coppini, Giovanni, Fischer, Albert, Freeman, Eric, Gallage, Champika, Garcia, Hernan, Gates, Lydia, Gong, Zhiqiang, Hermes, Juliet, Heslop, Emma, Grimes, Sarah, Hill, Katherine, Horsburgh, Kevin, Iona, Athanasia, Mancini, Sebastien, Moodie, Neal, Ouellet, Mathieu, Pissierssens, Peter, Poli, Paul, Proctor, Roger, Smith, Neville, Sun, Charles, Swail, Val, Turton, Jonathan, Xinyang, Yue

“…The Joint Committee for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology (JCOMM), a joint technical commission of IOC of UNESCO and WMO, has devised a coordination…”
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Tidal stirring and its impact on water column stability and property distributions in a semi-enclosed shelf sea (Seto Inland Sea, Japan) by Kobayashi, Shiho, Simpson, John H., Fujiwara, Tateki, Horsburgh, Kevin J.

“…The Seto Inland Sea is a partially enclosed shallow sea with a complex bathymetry involving several basins, separated by narrow straits, and numerous islands…”
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Tide-surge adjoint modeling: A new technique to understand forecast uncertainty by Wilson, Chris, Horsburgh, Kevin J., Williams, Jane, Flowerdew, Jonathan, Zanna, Laure

“…For a simple dynamical system, such as a pendulum, it is easy to deduce where and when applied forcing might produce a particular response. However, for a…”
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Variational data assimilation of sea surface height into a regional storm surge model: Benefits and limitations by Byrne, David, Horsburgh, Kevin, Williams, Jane

“…Storm surges are coastal sea-level variations caused by meteorological conditions. It is vital that they are forecasted accurately to reduce the potential for…”
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Adjoint-based sensitivity analysis for a numerical storm surge model by Warder, Simon C., Horsburgh, Kevin J., Piggott, Matthew D.

“…Numerical storm surge models are essential to forecasting coastal flood hazard and informing the design of coastal defences. However, such models rely on a…”
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The Tides They Are A‐Changin': A Comprehensive Review of Past and Future Nonastronomical Changes in Tides, Their Driving Mechanisms, and Future Implications by Haigh, Ivan D., Pickering, Mark D., Green, J. A. Mattias, Arbic, Brian K., Arns, Arne, Dangendorf, Sönke, Hill, David F., Horsburgh, Kevin, Howard, Tom, Idier, Déborah, Jay, David A., Jänicke, Leon, Lee, Serena B., Müller, Malte, Schindelegger, Michael, Talke, Stefan A., Wilmes, Sophie‐Berenice, Woodworth, Philip L.

“…Scientists and engineers have observed for some time that tidal amplitudes at many locations are shifting considerably due to nonastronomical factors. Here we…”
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Interpreting Century-Scale Changes in Southern North Sea Storm Surge Climate Derived from Coupled Model Simulations by Howard, Tom, Lowe, Jason, Horsburgh, Kevin

“…This paper describes numerical experiments using a climate–storm surge simulation system for the coast of the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on the…”
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Bay of Bengal cyclone extreme water level estimate uncertainty by Lewis, Matt, Horsburgh, Kevin, Bates, Paul

“…Accurate estimates of storm surge magnitude and frequency are essential to coastal flood risk studies. Much research has focused on tide–surge interaction and…”
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