Addressing the meteotsunami risk in the united states

Michael Angove (), Lewis Kozlosky, Philip Chu, Greg Dusek, Greg Mann, Eric Anderson, James Gridley, Diego Arcas, Vasily Titov, Marie Eble, Kimberly McMahon, Brian Hirsch and Walt Zaleski
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Michael Angove: National Weather Service HQ Tsunami Program
Lewis Kozlosky: National Weather Service HQ Tsunami Program
Philip Chu: Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Greg Dusek: National Ocean Service, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
Greg Mann: National Weather Service
Eric Anderson: Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
James Gridley: National Tsunami Warning Center
Diego Arcas: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Vasily Titov: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Marie Eble: Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Kimberly McMahon: National Weather Service Eastern Region
Brian Hirsch: National Weather Service Central Region
Walt Zaleski: National Weather Service Southern Region

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2021, vol. 106, issue 2, No 17, 1467-1487

Abstract: Abstract Meteotsunamis are created by transitory weather disturbances moving over water, have a long history of impacting the United States (U.S.) and have resulted in loss of life and property. Many of these events have been historically mischaracterized as seiches, anomalous weather-related waves, or ignored altogether. In this paper, we review meteotsunami generation mechanisms common in the U.S. and highlight several classic historical cases of U.S. meteotsunami formation and impact. We then describe recent advances in sensing and understanding that led to the establishment of initial, rudimentary alerting capabilities for the U.S. Great Lakes and U.S. East Coast. Finally, we describe the major challenges and gaps that must be overcome to move the U.S. toward a comprehensive meteotsunami forecast and warning capability. We also discuss how we envision the various relevant offices of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration (NOAA) working together to achieve this vision. These offices include the NOAA research laboratories, national weather service (NWS) Weather Forecast Offices and National Centers, National Ocean Service Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services and NWS Tsunami Warning Centers.

Keywords: Meteotsunami; Detection; Forecast; Warning; Mitigation; Uncertainty; National tsunami warning center; Great lakes; East coast; Emerging technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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