Analysis of the 29 October 2018 sea-storm in the Ligurian sea

Antonio Iengo, Tania Del Giudice
Abstract:
During the last days of October 2018 a very deep low pressure system from the west Mediterranean, generated a very strong southerly pressure gradient resulted in the most intense phenomena at the last decades relating to Liguria coasts, causing unusual widespread damages. In this study were presented the analysis and the description of the sea-storm dynamic occurred on 29 October 2018. During the event, over Ligurian sea (North Western Mediterranean) were observed strong, organized and stationary thunderstorms, storm wind gusts and an intense sea-storm, hitting the entire Ligurian coast characterized by very rough to high sea state and a nearly oceanic peak wave period.
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC19
Event name:
MetroSea 2019
Title:

TC19 International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea

Place:
Genoa, ITALY
Time:
03 October 2019 - 05 October 2019
Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC8
Event name:
Special session at MetroSea 2019
Title:

TC19 International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea

Place:
Genoa, ITALY
Time:
03 October 2019 - 05 October 2019