Coastal flooding: impact of waves on storm surge during extremes &ndash; a case study for the German Bight

Staneva, Joanna; Wahle, Kathrin; Koch, Wolfgang; Behrens, Arno; Fenoglio-Marc, Luciana; Stanev, Emil V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2373-2016

Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2373-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2373-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 11

Research article

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21 Nov 2016

Research article |

| 21 Nov 2016

Coastal flooding: impact of waves on storm surge during extremes – a case study for the German Bight

Joanna Staneva, Kathrin Wahle, Wolfgang Koch, Arno Behrens, Luciana Fenoglio-Marc, and Emil V. Stanev

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Final revised paper (published on 21 Nov 2016)
Preprint (discussion started on 15 Jul 2016)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'General, Specific and Technical Comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Aug 2016
- AC1: 'Answers of the reviewers’ comments: Reviewer #1', Joanna Staneva, 19 Oct 2016
RC2: 'Review of "Coastal flooding: impact of waves on storm surge during extremes. A case study for the German Bight"', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Aug 2016
- AC2: 'Answers of the reviewers’ comments Reviewer #2', Joanna Staneva, 19 Oct 2016
RC3: ': impact of waves on storm surge during extreme storm events', Anonymous Referee #3, 13 Sep 2016
- AC3: 'Answers of the reviewers’ comments Reviewer #3', Joanna Staneva, 19 Oct 2016
AC4: 'Answers of all reviewers’ comments', Joanna Staneva, 19 Oct 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (22 Oct 2016) by Ricardo Trigo

AR by Joanna Staneva on behalf of the Authors (23 Oct 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (31 Oct 2016) by Ricardo Trigo

AR by Joanna Staneva on behalf of the Authors (03 Nov 2016)

Short summary

This study addresses the impact of wind, waves, tidal forcing and baroclinicity on the sea level of the German Bight during extreme storm events. The role of wave-induced processes, tides and baroclinicity is quantified, and the results are compared with in situ measurements and satellite data. Considering a wave-dependent approach and baroclinicity, the surge is significantly enhanced in the coastal areas and the model results are closer to observations, especially during the extreme storm.