Tropical cyclone rainbands can trigger meteotsunamis

Luming Shi; Maitane Olabarrieta; David S. Nolan; John C. Warner

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14423-9

Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Tropical cyclone rainbands can trigger meteotsunamis

Luming Shi,
Maitane Olabarrieta,
David S. Nolan,
John C. Warner

Affiliations

Luming Shi: Civil and Coastal Engineering Department, ESSIE, University of Florida
Maitane Olabarrieta: Civil and Coastal Engineering Department, ESSIE, University of Florida
David S. Nolan: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
John C. Warner: US Geological Survey, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14423-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Tropical cyclones can cause severe damage, in particular through flooding of coastal areas. Here, the authors show that in addition to known impacts, tropical cyclone rainbands can cause meteotsunami waves that can contribute significantly to the total water levels and hence flooding risks.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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