Predictability of extreme meteo‐oceanographic events in the Adriatic Sea

• Published in: Quarterly journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Vol. 136; no. 647; pp. 400 - 413
• Main Authors: Cavaleri, L., Bertotti, L., Buizza, R., Buzzi, A., Masato, V., Umgiesser, G., Zampieri, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2010; Wiley
• Subjects: Adriatic Sea; Damage; downscaling; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Floods; historical storms; Marine; Mathematical models; meteorological modelling; Meteorology; Physics of the high neutral atmosphere; Sea states; State of the art; Storms; surge; wind waves; East Mediterranean; Mediterranean Sea; Adriatic Sea; downscaling; Scale reduction; Surge; Sea state; inundations; Limited area model; historical storms; extreme value; Predictability; Wind wave; wind waves; meteorological modelling; performances; storms

The performance of state‐of‐the‐art meteorological and oceanographic numerical systems in predicting the sea state in the Adriatic Sea during intense storms is assessed. Two major storms that affected Venice are discussed. The first storm occurred on 4 November 1966, when Venice suffered its most dr...