Wave run-up detection at the Norwegian coast
- 1University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway (henrik.kalisch@math.uib.no)
- 2Institute of Coastal Ocean Dynamics, Helmholtz Zentrum hereon, Geesthacth, Germany
- 3The Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Bergen, Norway
- 4University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
- 5University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
We are interested in the interaction of ocean waves with steep coastal topography such as encountered in some coastal profiles for example in the United States, New Zealand and Norway. In previous works, it has been shown that under such conditions, shoaling ocean waves may experience significant amplification in the last 50 to 100 meters before they run up on the shore, leading to potentially hazardous run-up events even under relatively calm conditions. In the present work, we are reporting on a remotely accessible observational system which was deployed on the Norwegian Coast near the city of Haugesund. We report on the data analysis and statistical correlation of large run-up events with certain sea states and weather conditions.
References:
[1] Bjørnestad, M. and Kalisch, H., 2020. Extreme wave runup on a steep coastal profile. AIP Advances, 10(10).
[2] Kalisch, H., Lagona, F. and Roeber, V., 2023. Sudden wave flooding on steep rock shores: a clear but hidden danger. Natural Hazards, pp.1-21.
How to cite: Kalisch, H., Blandfort, D., Buckley, M., Bödewadt, J., Bjørnestad, M., Lagona, F., Derriey, A., Björqvist, J.-V., and Horstmann, J.: Wave run-up detection at the Norwegian coast, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-17231, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-17231, 2024.
