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Tide–surge interaction observed at Singapore and the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia using a semi-empirical model
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Benjamin S. Grandey
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dhrubajyoti Samanta
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Adam D. Switzer
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Benjamin P. Horton
Earth Observatory of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Asian School of the Environment, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Justin Dauwels
Department of Microelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), Delft, the Netherlands
Lock Yue Chew
School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Short summary
Identifying tide–surge interaction (TSI) is a complex task. We enhance existing statistical methods with a more-robust test that accounts for complex tides. We also develop a semi-empirical model to investigate the influence of one mechanism of TSI, tidal-phase alteration. We apply these techniques to tide-gauge records from Singapore and the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. We find TSI at all studied locations: tidal-phase alteration can change the timing of large surges.
Identifying tide–surge interaction (TSI) is a complex task. We enhance existing statistical...
