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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2021-244
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2021-244
02 Sep 2021
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Status: this discussion paper is a preprint. It has been under review for the journal Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (NHESS). The manuscript was not accepted for further review after discussion.

Storm surges and storm wind waves in the Caspian Sea in the present and future climate

Anna Pavlova, Stanislav Myslenkov, Victor Arkhipkin, and Galina Surkova

Abstract. This study is devoted to the analysis of the storm surges and wind waves in the Caspian Sea for the period from 1979 to 2017–2020. The models used are the circulation model ADCIRC and the wave model WAVEWATCH III with wind and pressure forcing from the NCEP/CFSR reanalysis. The modeling is performed on the unstructured grid with spacing to 300–700 m in the coastal zone. Mean and extreme values of surges, wave parameters, and storm activity are provided.

The maximum significant wave height for the whole period amounts to 8.2 m. The average long-term SWH does not exceed 1.1 m. No significant trend in the storm activity was found.

The maximum surges height amounts to 2.7 m. Analysis of the interannual variability of the surges occurrence showed that 7–10 surges with a height of more than 1 meter were obtained per year and the total duration of all these surges was 20–30 days per year.

Assessment of the risk of coastal flooding was carried out by calculating the extreme values of the Sea for different return periods 5, 10, 25, 50, and 100 years. The extreme sea level values in the northern part of the Caspian Sea for the return period 100 years is close to 3 m and the areas with big surges are located along the eastern and western coasts.

Based on climatic scenarios of CMIP5, a forecast is made for the recurrence of storm wind waves in the 21st century. A statistically significant increase of storm waves recurrence in the future was found, but it is not dramatically growing.

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Anna Pavlova, Stanislav Myslenkov, Victor Arkhipkin, and Galina Surkova

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on nhess-2021-244', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Oct 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Stanislav Myslenkov, 05 Jan 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on nhess-2021-244', Dominik Paprotny, 01 Nov 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Stanislav Myslenkov, 05 Jan 2022
  • RC3: 'Referee comment on nhess-2021-244', Anonymous Referee #3, 17 Nov 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Stanislav Myslenkov, 05 Jan 2022

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on nhess-2021-244', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Oct 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Stanislav Myslenkov, 05 Jan 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on nhess-2021-244', Dominik Paprotny, 01 Nov 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Stanislav Myslenkov, 05 Jan 2022
  • RC3: 'Referee comment on nhess-2021-244', Anonymous Referee #3, 17 Nov 2021
    • AC3: 'Reply on RC3', Stanislav Myslenkov, 05 Jan 2022
Anna Pavlova, Stanislav Myslenkov, Victor Arkhipkin, and Galina Surkova
Anna Pavlova, Stanislav Myslenkov, Victor Arkhipkin, and Galina Surkova

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This article presents new information about storm surges, wind waves, and their recurrence in the Caspian Sea based on the results of numerical modeling. The storm surges maximum is 2.7 m and it was observed in the northern part of the Sea for the modeling period (1979–2017). The extreme sea level values in the northern part of the Caspian Sea for the return period 100 years is close to 3 m. The significant wave height maximum is 8.2 m.
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