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Title	Spatial and temporal analysis of extreme sea level and storm surge events around the coastline of the UK
Author	National Oceanography Centre
Topic	Flood and Coastal Risk Erosion Management
Year of Completion	Published 2016.
Status
Region	UK
Abstract	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 (1915–2014). The vast majority of the extreme sea level events are generated by moderate, rather than extreme skew surges, combined with spring astronomical high tides. We distinguish four broad categories of spatial footprints of events and the distinct storm tracks that generated them. There have been rare events when extreme levels have occurred along two unconnected coastal regions during the same storm. The events that occur in closest succession (<4 days) typically impact different stretches of coastline. The spring/neap tidal cycle prevents successive extreme sea level events from happening within 4–8 days. Finally, the 2013/14 season was highly unusual in the context of the last 100 years from an extreme sea level perspective.
How to Access	View at http://www.nature.com/articles/sdata2016107.
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data holder	National Oceanography Centre

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