Author(s): J. Rolim; M. A. V. C. Araujo; A. Trigo-Teixeira
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Keywords: Storm surge residuals; ADCIRC model; Floods; Inverted barometer effect; Xynthia storm
Abstract: The ability to model storm tides (combination of the storm surge and the astronomical tide) is important to describe how low-lying areas in estuaries are affected. This work aims at modeling a storm surge event caused by Xynthia storm that hit Lisbon in February 2010, characterized by a strong atmospheric depression, high tides and energetic winds. Although flooding in some low-lying areas of the Tagus estuary has been reported by the press, simulation results show that sea water elevation was not enough to cause that flooding.
Year: 2014