Brief communication: Characteristic properties of extreme wave events observed in the northern Baltic Proper, Baltic Sea

Björkqvist, Jan-Victor; Tuomi, Laura; Tollman, Niko; Kangas, Antti; Pettersson, Heidi; Marjamaa, Riikka; Jokinen, Hannu; Fortelius, Carl

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1653-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1653-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1653-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 9

Brief communication

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25 Sep 2017

Brief communication |

| 25 Sep 2017

Brief communication: Characteristic properties of extreme wave events observed in the northern Baltic Proper, Baltic Sea

Jan-Victor Björkqvist, Laura Tuomi, Niko Tollman, Antti Kangas, Heidi Pettersson, Riikka Marjamaa, Hannu Jokinen, and Carl Fortelius

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SC1: 'Reviewer comment', Alvaro Semedo, 06 Jun 2017
- AC3: 'Response to comments by A. Semedo', Jan-Victor Björkqvist, 22 Aug 2017
RC1: 'Review comment on nhess-2017-117', Alvaro Semedo, 08 Jun 2017
- AC1: 'Response to review comments by A. Semedo', Jan-Victor Björkqvist, 22 Aug 2017
RC2: 'Review of the brief communication on Characteristic properties of extreme wave events in the Baltic Sea', David Moncoulon, 17 Jul 2017
- AC2: 'Response to review comments by D. Moncoulon', Jan-Victor Björkqvist, 22 Aug 2017

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ED: Publish as is (25 Aug 2017) by Rosa Lasaponara

AR by Jan-Victor Björkqvist on behalf of the Authors (31 Aug 2017) Author's response Manuscript

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We studied the highest wave events in the Baltic Sea using wave measurements available since 1996. Going beyond classifying them based solely on the maximum wave height, we found that they can be divided into two groups based on, for example, the length of the storm. Two of the severest storms show different behaviour, with the most recent (in 2017) being the longest on record. We hope this more in-depth description of the storms will aid in the issuing of warnings for extreme wave conditions.