Articles | Volume 23, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-2531-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-2531-2023
Research article
 | 
17 Jul 2023
Research article |  | 17 Jul 2023

Meteotsunami in the United Kingdom: the hidden hazard

Clare Lewis, Tim Smyth, David Williams, Jess Neumann, and Hannah Cloke

Related authors

Proposal for a new meteotsunami intensity index
Clare Lewis, Tim Smyth, Jess Neumann, and Hannah Cloke
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 121–131, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-121-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-121-2024, 2024
Short summary

Related subject area

Sea, Ocean and Coastal Hazards
Changing sea level, changing shorelines: integration of remote-sensing observations at the Terschelling barrier island
Benedikt Aschenneller, Roelof Rietbroek, and Daphne van der Wal
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 4145–4177, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4145-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4145-2024, 2024
Short summary
Regional modelling of extreme sea levels induced by hurricanes
Alisée A. Chaigneau, Melisa Menéndez, Marta Ramírez-Pérez, and Alexandra Toimil
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 4109–4131, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4109-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4109-2024, 2024
Short summary
New insights into combined surfzone, embayment, and estuarine bathing hazards
Christopher Stokes, Timothy Poate, Gerd Masselink, Tim Scott, and Steve Instance
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 4049–4074, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4049-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4049-2024, 2024
Short summary
Dynamic projections of extreme sea levels for western Europe based on ocean and wind-wave modelling
Alisée A. Chaigneau, Angélique Melet, Aurore Voldoire, Maialen Irazoqui Apecechea, Guillaume Reffray, Stéphane Law-Chune, and Lotfi Aouf
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 4031–4048, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4031-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-4031-2024, 2024
Short summary
Brief communication: From modelling to reality – flood modelling gaps highlighted by a recent severe storm surge event along the German Baltic Sea coast
Joshua Kiesel, Claudia Wolff, and Marvin Lorenz
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 24, 3841–3849, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3841-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-3841-2024, 2024
Short summary

Cited articles

Bechle, A. J., Wu, C. H., Kristovich, D. A. R., Anderson, E. J., Schwab, D. J., and Rabinovich, A. B.: Meteotsunamis in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Sci. Rep.-UK, 6, 37832, https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37832, 2016. 
Borlase, W.: The natural history of Cornwall, Oxford, 53–54, https://archive.org/details/naturalhistoryc00borl (last acces: 12 July 2023), 1758. 
British Oceanographic Data Centre: https://www.bodc.ac.uk/, last access: 19 February 2022. 
Burt, S.: Multiple airwaves crossing Britain and Ireland following the eruption of Hunga Tongaa.fiHunga Ha'apai on 15 January 2022. Volcanic airwaves crossing Britain and Ireland, January 2022, Weather, 77, 76–81, https://doi.org/10.1002/wea.4182, 2022. 
CEDA Archive: 5 km Resolution UK Composite Rainfall Data from the Met Office Nimrod System, Dataset [data set], https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/f91b2c5399c5bf689e29bb15ab45da8a (last access: 13 July 2023), 2018. 
Download
Short summary
Meteotsunami are globally occurring water waves initiated by atmospheric disturbances. Previous research has suggested that in the UK, meteotsunami are a rare phenomenon and tend to occur in the summer months. This article presents a revised and updated catalogue of 98 meteotsunami that occurred between 1750 and 2022. Results also demonstrate a larger percentage of winter events and a geographical pattern highlighting the hotspot regions that experience these events.
Altmetrics
Final-revised paper
Preprint