these are the days; what might Polo bring to the US west coast,
will the #KelvinWave amplify a Polo-induced meteotsunami?
@stefanburns.bsky.social
@porterlr.bsky.social
@porterlr.bsky.socialthese are the days; what might Polo bring to the US west coast,
will the #KelvinWave amplify a Polo-induced meteotsunami?
@stefanburns.bsky.social
@beachgoods.bsky.social
@surfertoday.bsky.socialImagine a massive bulge-like wave crossing the Pacific eastward, raising the sea level considerably. Kelvin waves cannot be surfed, but their impact is potentially devastating.
#kelvinwave #elnino #lanina #oceanography #waves #meteorology #weather #environment
@porterlr.bsky.social#KelvinWave and it's not Star Trek
@stefanburns.bsky.social
"Coastal communities are beginning to assess the damage from waves and flooding as Southern California braces for more potentially destructive conditions from a "coastally trapped Kelvin wave."
www.yahoo.com/news/weather...
@morrowjamesadam.bsky.social"It's not a wave you can surf," said Dillon Amaya, an assistant professor of marine science at North Carolina State University. "You're not gonna be able to see it from your boat, but our instruments will see it as it passes by, like tide gages."
@morrowjamesadam.bsky.socialSometimes quickly 🌊
Sometimes slowly 🌊
Sometimes all at once 🌊
California is about to see a sudden
foot of sea level rise from El Niño.
"a planetary-scale process known as a #KelvinWave that is triggered by changes in wind at the equator"
@morrowjamesadam.bsky.socialThere's something
about #HurricaneMarie 🌀
#SanFrancisco 🌉 #KelvinWave 🌊
www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...
