Meteotsunami occurrence in the Gulf of Finland over the past century

Pellikka, Havu; Laurila, Terhi K.; Boman, Hanna; Karjalainen, Anu; Björkqvist, Jan-Victor; Kahma, Kimmo K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2535-2020

Articles | Volume 20, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2535-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2535-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 9

Research article

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25 Sep 2020

Research article |

| 25 Sep 2020

Meteotsunami occurrence in the Gulf of Finland over the past century

Havu Pellikka, Terhi K. Laurila, Hanna Boman, Anu Karjalainen, Jan-Victor Björkqvist, and Kimmo K. Kahma

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RC1: 'Comments NHESS-2020-3', Agusti Jansa, 04 Feb 2020
- AC1: 'Response to referee comments (Agusti Jansa)', Havu Pellikka, 01 Jun 2020
RC2: 'Reviewer's Comments nhess-2020-3', Anonymous Referee #2, 18 Feb 2020
- AC2: 'Response to referee comments (Anonymous Referee #2)', Havu Pellikka, 01 Jun 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Jul 2020) by Maria Ana Baptista

AR by Havu Pellikka on behalf of the Authors (13 Jul 2020) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (29 Jul 2020) by Maria Ana Baptista

Short summary

Meteotsunamis are long waves created by atmospheric disturbances travelling over the sea. These waves can be hazardous in rare cases. Their occurrence in the Baltic Sea has been poorly known, which is why we examine century-long sea level records from the Gulf of Finland to identify these waves. In total, 121 potential meteotsunamis were found. The strong connection between meteotsunami occurrence and lightning observations indicates that meteotsunamis in this region occur during thunderstorms.