Characteristics of cyclones causing extreme sea levels in the northern Baltic Sea

• Autorzy: Post P. , Kouts T.

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DOI

10.5697/oc.56-2.241

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The basic parameters of extra-tropical cyclones in the northern Baltic are examined in relation to extreme sea level events at Estonian coastal stations between 1948 and 2010. The hypothesis whether extreme sea level events might be caused not by one intense extra-tropical cyclone, as suggested by earlier researchers, but by the temporal clustering of cyclones in a certain trajectory corridor, is tested. More detailed analysis of atmospheric conditions at the time of the two most extreme cases support this concept: the sequence of 5 cyclones building up the extreme sea level within about 10 days was very similar in structure and periodicity.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

temporal clustering; extra tropical cyclone; extreme sea level; Baltic Sea

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: No. 56 (2)
• Strony: 241--258
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Post P.

• Institute of Physics, University of Tartu, Ülikooli 18, Tartu 50090, Estonia

autor

Kouts T.

• Marine Systems Institute, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15a, Tallinn 12618, Estonia

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