Keywords

These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

On page 565 Table 20.2 was misprinted. The correct Table should read as follows:

 

Air pressure

   

Storm surge

 

Rain risk

 
 

Wind speed

Duration

Forecast

Inundation

Frequency

Tropical cyclones

<900 hpa

>250 km/h

Several days

Reliable

>7 m

Potentially wide

High

0–12/year

Extratropical winter storms

>950 hpa

150 km/h

Several days

Reliable

3–4 m

Wide (without dikes)

Small

2–6/year

The publisher apologizes for the inconvenience caused.