Occurrence of pressure-forced meteotsunami events in the eastern Yellow Sea during 2010–2019
Autor: | Seung-Buhm Woo, Sung Hyup You, Hyun-Min Eom, Myung-Seok Kim |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Zdroj: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol 21, Pp 3323-3337 (2021) |
ISSN: | 1684-9981 1561-8633 |
Popis: | This study examined the occurrence of meteotsunamis in the eastern Yellow Sea and the conceptual framework of a monitoring/warning system. Using 1 min intervals of mean-sea-level pressure and sea-level observations from 89 meteorological stations and 16 tide gauges between 2010 and 2019, a total of 42 pressure-forced meteotsunami events were classified. Most meteotsunamis (71 %) displayed a distinct seasonal pattern occurring from March to June, and intense meteotsunamis typically occurred at harbor tide gauges. The occurrence characteristics of the meteotsunamis were examined to improve the meteotsunami monitoring/warning system. Air pressure disturbances with speeds of 11–26 m s−1 and NNW–SW directions were conducive to meteotsunami generation. Most meteotsunamis (88 %), as well as strong meteotsunamis with a wave height exceeding 40 cm (19 %), had dominant period bands of less than 30 min, containing the resonant periods of harbors in the eastern Yellow Sea. Thus, the eastern Yellow Sea is a harbor-meteotsunami-dominated environment, characterized by frequent meteotsunami occurrences and local amplification in multiple harbors. This study can provide practical guidance on operation periods, potential hot spots, and risk levels to monitoring/warning system operators in the eastern Yellow Sea. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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