Open AccessEXTREME SEA LEVELS FROM TIDE AND SURGE PROBABILITY
Author(s) -
David Pugh,
J. M. Vassie
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v16.52
Subject(s) - extreme value theory , surge , tide gauge , sea level , environmental science , storm surge , climatology , meteorology , statistics , econometrics , oceanography , mathematics , geology , geography , storm
This paper considers a method of deriving the probability of occurrence of extreme sea levels by combining the probability functions of surge and tide. As a result the quantity of data required is less than with traditional methods. The philosophy of the method is discussed and the conditions under which the theory can be applied are examined. Finally the technique is applied to a number of ports in the United Kingdom and the results are compared with known estimates of extreme levels.