Browsing EE - Escola de Engenharia by Subject "Storm surge"
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Historical assessment of extreme coastal sea state conditions in southern Brazil and their relation to erosion episodes
(2010)Intense cyclonic weather systems in southern Brazil generate ocean storms which can, in a temporal scale varying from few hours to a day completely erode a beach profile from its maximum accretion state. Mid-latitude ... -
Study of the responsible factors for the closure of an intermittent washout during a storm surge, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
(2011)The washouts are water courses essential to the drainage of the water accumulated in the backshore zone, and are responsible for great ruptures in the dunes field. They supply the swash zone with large amounts of sediment. ...