Observing storm surges from space: Hurricane Igor off Newfoundland
Coastal communities are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to storm surges under a changing climate. Tide gauges can be used to monitor alongshore variations of a storm surge, but not cross-shelf features. In this study we combine Jason-2 satellite measurements with tide-gauge data to study the s...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:2050 2023-10-01T03:57:33+02:00 Observing storm surges from space: Hurricane Igor off Newfoundland Han, Guoqi Ma, Zhimin Chen, Dake de Young, Brad Chen, Nancy 2012-12-20 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/2050/ https://research.library.mun.ca/2050/1/Observing_storm_surges_from_space.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/2050/3/Observing_storm_surges_from_space.pdf https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01010 en eng Nature Publishing Group https://research.library.mun.ca/2050/1/Observing_storm_surges_from_space.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/2050/3/Observing_storm_surges_from_space.pdf Han, Guoqi <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Han=3AGuoqi=3A=3A.html> and Ma, Zhimin <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Ma=3AZhimin=3A=3A.html> and Chen, Dake <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Chen=3ADake=3A=3A.html> and de Young, Brad <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/de_Young=3ABrad=3A=3A.html> and Chen, Nancy <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Chen=3ANancy=3A=3A.html> (2012) Observing storm surges from space: Hurricane Igor off Newfoundland. Scientific Reports, 2. ISSN 2045-2322 cc_by_nc Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftmemorialuniv https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01010 2023-09-03T06:44:41Z Coastal communities are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to storm surges under a changing climate. Tide gauges can be used to monitor alongshore variations of a storm surge, but not cross-shelf features. In this study we combine Jason-2 satellite measurements with tide-gauge data to study the storm surge caused by Hurricane Igor off Newfoundland. Satellite observations reveal a storm surge of 1 m in the early morning of September 22, 2010 (UTC) after the passage of the storm, consistent with the tide-gauge measurements. The post-storm sea level variations at St. John's and Argentia are associated with free equatorward-propagating continental shelf waves (with a phase speed of ~10 m/s and a cross-shelf decaying scale of ~100 km). The study clearly shows the utility of satellite altimetry in observing and understanding storm surges, complementing tide-gauge observations for the analysis of storm surge characteristics and for the validation and improvement of storm surge models Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository Scientific Reports 2 1 |
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Coastal communities are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to storm surges under a changing climate. Tide gauges can be used to monitor alongshore variations of a storm surge, but not cross-shelf features. In this study we combine Jason-2 satellite measurements with tide-gauge data to study the storm surge caused by Hurricane Igor off Newfoundland. Satellite observations reveal a storm surge of 1 m in the early morning of September 22, 2010 (UTC) after the passage of the storm, consistent with the tide-gauge measurements. The post-storm sea level variations at St. John's and Argentia are associated with free equatorward-propagating continental shelf waves (with a phase speed of ~10 m/s and a cross-shelf decaying scale of ~100 km). The study clearly shows the utility of satellite altimetry in observing and understanding storm surges, complementing tide-gauge observations for the analysis of storm surge characteristics and for the validation and improvement of storm surge models |
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Observing storm surges from space: Hurricane Igor off Newfoundland |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/2050/1/Observing_storm_surges_from_space.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/2050/3/Observing_storm_surges_from_space.pdf Han, Guoqi <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Han=3AGuoqi=3A=3A.html> and Ma, Zhimin <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Ma=3AZhimin=3A=3A.html> and Chen, Dake <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Chen=3ADake=3A=3A.html> and de Young, Brad <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/de_Young=3ABrad=3A=3A.html> and Chen, Nancy <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Chen=3ANancy=3A=3A.html> (2012) Observing storm surges from space: Hurricane Igor off Newfoundland. Scientific Reports, 2. ISSN 2045-2322 |
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