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Evaluation of Contemporary Ocean Wave Models in Rare Extreme Events: The “Halloween Storm” of October 1991 and the “Storm of the Century” of March 1993
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Two recent severe extratropical storms, the ?Halloween storm? of October 26?November 2 1991 (HOS) and the ?storm of the century? (SOC) of March 12?15 1993, are characterized by measurements of sea states of unprecedented ...
Hurricane Gustav (2008) Waves and Storm Surge: Hindcast, Synoptic Analysis, and Validation in Southern Louisiana
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: urricane Gustav (2008) made landfall in southern Louisiana on 1 September 2008 with its eye never closer than 75 km to New Orleans, but its waves and storm surge threatened to flood the city. Easterly tropical-storm-strength ...