PREDICTING MAJOR STORM SURGE LEVELS

Predicting Major Storm Surge Levels

The National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) calculates the surge probability distribution along the coast from their long-term tidal stations.This process is sufficient for predicting the surge from common storms but tends to underestimate large surges.Across 23 long-term tidal stations along the East Coast of the United States, 100-

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A review of the genus Curtisia (Curtisiaceae)

A review of the monotypic southern African endemic genus Curtisia Aiton is presented.Detailed studies of the fruit and seed structure provided new Fuser Assembly evidence in support of a close relationship between the family Curtisiaceae and Comaceae.Comparisons with several other members of the Comales revealed carpological similarities to certain

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