Extreme Waves Under Hurricane Ivan

Extreme Waves Under Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Ivan, a category 4 storm, passed directly over six wave-tide gauges deployed by the Naval Research Laboratory on the outer continental shelf in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Waves were observed with significant wave heights reaching 17.9 meters and maximum crest-to-trough individual wav...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2005-08, Vol.309 (5736), p.896-896
Hauptverfasser: Wang, David W, Mitchell, Douglas A, Teague, William J, Jarosz, Ewa, Hulbert, Mark S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Armed Forces
Brevia
Buoys
Case studies
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Hurricanes
Laboratories
Marine
Moorings
Ocean waves
Physics of the oceans
Properties
Scientific imaging
Surface waves, tides and sea level. Seiches
Wave power
Waveform analysis
Waves
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Zusammenfassung:Hurricane Ivan, a category 4 storm, passed directly over six wave-tide gauges deployed by the Naval Research Laboratory on the outer continental shelf in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Waves were observed with significant wave heights reaching 17.9 meters and maximum crest-to-trough individual wave heights of 27.7 meters (91 feet). Analysis suggests that significant wave heights likely surpassed 21 meters (69 feet) and that maximum crest-to-trough individual wave heights exceeded 40 meters (132 feet) near the eyewall.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1112509