Naslov
Detecting and following atmospheric disturbances with a potential to generate meteotsunamis in the Adriatic

Autori
Belušić, Danijel ; Strelec Mahović, Nataša

Izvornik
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (1474-7065) 34 (2009), 17-18; 918-927

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Meteorological tsunami; Convection; Cloud; Satellite imagery; Nowcasting

Sažetak
The paper deals with a possibility to detect the presence and to follow the movement of an atmospheric disturbance that could lead to a meteotsunami formation. The analysis of the four strongest meteotsunami cases in the past 30 years in the Adriatic shows that three of four cases happened in the south-westerly stream on the front side of a large upper-level trough, whereas in one of the cases large-scale streaming was westerly and north-westerly. It was also noted that all cases occurred during summer months and in each case a convective system was present in the area. That led to the assumption that a convective system is responsible for causing the disturbance leading to meteotsunami formation. Since the convective cells can be recognized and their movement can be followed using the nowcasting tools based on satellite data, a method for predicting the occurrence of meteotsunamis in the Adriatic is proposed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

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