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Displaying 15 of about 173 results… WASHINGTON — Average winter wave heights along the Atlantic coast of Western Europe have … meters (2.3 feet) in total. That has also led to increased wave heights during extreme weather conditions, with levels … scientists and coastal managers looking to predict future wave heights, and take measures to protect coastal …
… tsunami and storms, the creation of habitable space and wave energy conversion into sustainable electricity. In this … document, the author proposes a dual purpose breakwater-wave energy converter (BWEC), which acts as breakwater during … a year, and under normal weather conditions can convert wave energy to electricity. This document is an input paper …
… Final Report for Department of Climate Change Surface Ocean Wave Variability Project: This report aims to describe the … a presentation of the variability and trends in the mean wave climate (Chapter 2); the variability and trends of the extreme wave climate (Chapter 3); a description of the methods used …
… for the exchange of ideas and information related to wind, wave, and surge hindcasting and forecasting, including some … The theme session for this workshop is “Improved Wave/Surge Predictions and Coastal Hazards.” Papers dealing … numerical, laboratory, and field studies of wind, wave and surge phenomena in coastal areas; interpretation of …
… to future climate conditions. It analyzed temperature, heat index and average wind over a historical (1995-2004) and … Climate Risk and Adaptation Outlook, Phase 1: Temperature, Heat Index, and Average Wind Center for Climate Resilience … is of critical importance, as evidenced by the deadly heat wave that afflicted the Chicago region in 1995. Given that …
… By A.R. Siders and Katharine Mach June’s record-breaking heat wave left more than 40 million Americans sweltering in … prepared. Sometimes small adaptations can help reduce the heat or minimize the damage. But when the risks get too high, …
… process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, flooding.) … process for severe weather threats and extreme conditions (heat wave, cold wave, drought, storm surge, avalanches, …
… precipitation, 11; drought, 9; extreme wind, 9; cold wave, 9; sea level rise, 6; heat wave, 6; storm surge, 6; and change in biodiversity, 3." … 9; extreme wind, 9; cold wave, 9; sea level rise, 6; heat wave, 6; storm surge, 6; and change in biodiversity, 3." …
… have more fuel to work with in the form of water vapor and heat, more moisture, and as a result, these storms are … vapor condenses into cloud droplets, it releases a lot of heat into atmosphere, and that’s something that storms use as … connects to climate change. There is also an ocean heat wave in the Pacific that’s been there for several months. …
… and near-normal Antarctic sea ice cover. The summer heat wave in western North America took a toll on the region's … the previous Canadian national record by 4.6 °C. 569 heat-related deaths were reported in British Columbia alone …
… methods available for estimating extreme sea levels and wave heights and producing design tidal-graphs for flood … course introduces the approaches available for estimating wave overtopping discharges. Course outcomes: Have a fuller … complexities involved in estimating extreme sea level and wave heights and be able to carry out basic calculations Gain …
… 30 years. These new measurements show that global average wave conditions are increasing but, more importantly, extreme wave conditions are increasing even more rapidly with the … over the 30 year period. These changes in ocean wind and wave climates were determined by creating and analysing a …
… Changes in ocean wave and storm conditions have not caused long-term impacts … and model studies to investigate whether changes in ocean wave conditions will have an impact on the stability of … changes in shoreline position were compared to changes in wave and storm surge properties along the same coastlines. …