Probabilistic tsunami hazard analysis: multiple sources and global applications

A Grezio, A Babeyko, MA Baptista… - Reviews of …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Applying probabilistic methods to infrequent but devastating natural events is intrinsically
challenging. For tsunami analyses, a suite of geophysical assessments should be in …

Are meteotsunamis an underrated hazard?

CB Pattiaratchi, EMS Wijeratne - … Transactions of the …, 2015‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Meteotsunamis are generated by meteorological events, particularly moving pressure
disturbances due to squalls, thunderstorms, frontal passages and atmospheric gravity …

Seiches and harbor oscillations

AB Rabinovich - Handbook of coastal and ocean engineering, 2010‏ - World Scientific
This chapter presents an overview of seiches and harbor oscillations. Seiches are long-
period standing oscillations in an enclosed basin or in a locally isolated part of a basin. They …

Meteotsunamis: atmospherically induced destructive ocean waves in the tsunami frequency band

S Monserrat, I Vilibić… - Natural hazards and …, 2006‏ - nhess.copernicus.org
In light of the recent enhanced activity in the study of tsunami waves and their source
mechanisms, we consider tsunami-like waves that are induced by atmospheric processes …

Twenty-seven years of progress in the science of meteorological tsunamis following the 1992 Daytona Beach event

AB Rabinovich - Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2020‏ - Springer
Abstract Meteorological tsunamis (“meteotsunamis”) are hazardous tsunami-like waves of
atmospheric origin. They have typical periods from a few minutes to about 3 h and typical …

Features of dominant mesoscale variability, circulation patterns and dynamics in the Strait of Sicily

PFJ Lermusiaux, AR Robinson - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2001‏ - Elsevier
Combining an intensive hydrographic data survey with a numerical primitive equation model
by data assimilation, the main features of dominant mesoscale to subbasin-scale variability …

Widespread tsunami-like waves of 23-27 June in the Mediterranean and Black Seas generated by high-altitude atmospheric forcing

J Šepić, I Vilibić, AB Rabinovich, S Monserrat - Scientific reports, 2015‏ - nature.com
A series of tsunami-like waves of non-seismic origin struck several southern European
countries during the period of 23 to 27 June 2014. The event caused considerable damage …

Destructive meteotsunamis along the eastern Adriatic coast: Overview

I Vilibić, J Šepić - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2009‏ - Elsevier
The paper overviews meteotsunami events documented in the Adriatic Sea in the last
several decades, by using available eyewitness reports, documented literature, and …

[HTML][HTML] Coastal high-frequency radars in the Mediterranean–Part 2: Applications in support of science priorities and societal needs

E Reyes, E Aguiar, M Bendoni, M Berta… - Ocean …, 2022‏ - os.copernicus.org
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is a prominent climate-change hot spot, with many
socioeconomically vital coastal areas being the most vulnerable targets for maritime safety …

Surface circulation in the central Mediterranean Sea as deduced from Lagrangian drifters in the 1990s

PM Poulain, E Zambianchi - Continental Shelf Research, 2007‏ - Elsevier
The surface circulation in the central Mediterranean, including the Sicily Channel, the
southern Tyrrhenian and western Ionian seas, is studied using the data of more than 150 …