Storm surges in Canadian waters |
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| Authors: | TS Murty S Venkatesh MB Danard MI El‐Sabh |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Ocean Sciences , P.O. Box 6000, Sidney, British Columbia, V8L 4B2;2. National Tidal Facility , Flinders University , GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, Australia;3. Atmospheric Environment Service , 4905 Dufferin Street, Downsview, Ontario, M3H 5T4;4. Atmospheric Dynamics Corporation , 271 Trevlac Place, RR# 3, Victoria, British Columbia, V8X 3X1;5. Département d'Océanographie , Université du Québec à Rimouski , Rimouski, Québec, G5L 3A1 |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Storm surges in various Canadian waters are reviewed. Following a brief discussion of the weather systems that cause storm surges in Canadian coastal and inland waters, the mathematical formulations to describe the development of storm surges are given. In reviewing storm surges in the different Canadian waters, particular attention is given to describe the influence of the presence of sea ice on surge development and the impact of shallow coastal areas, where the coastline configuration is itself changed by the surge, on inland penetration of the storm surge. The Canadian waters that may be affected by storm surges include the east and west coasts, the Beaufort Sea, the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence estuary, Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes. |
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