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dc.contributor.authorPingree-Shippee, Katherine A.
dc.contributor.authorShippee, Norman J.
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, David E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-16T22:33:59Z
dc.date.available2020-04-16T22:33:59Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/10998
dc.description.abstractStrong storms are regular features over the ocean west of Alaska. These systems often loiter, generating moderate to severe marine states which can exhibit persistence, maximizing damage and hazard potential. This analysis presents the wave states associated with selected storms over the Bering and Chukchi Seas. These include the damaging events of October 2004, September 2005, and November 2009, along with a strong event from September 2011 that exhibited north winds. For each event a brief synoptic overview is presented followed by consideration of the resultant wave state, including parameters such as wave steepness. Wave data come from NOAA’s WAVEWATCH III operational global ocean wave model, implemented locally on the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Comparison with observational data gathered by a wave buoy, funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency/NOAA and deployed in 2011, is also undertaken.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNOAA Grant NA08OAR4600856, “Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Alaskan Coastal Zone”en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Earth sciences::Atmosphere and hydrosphere sciences::Meteorologyen_US
dc.titleOverview of Bering/Chukchi Sea Wave States for Selected Severe Stormsen_US
dc.typePosteren_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-04-16T22:33:59Z


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