On December 15, 2009, a very high wave crest was recorded by a local camera at the CNR-ISMAR oceanographic tower, 15km offshore Venice in the Northern Adriatic Sea (Italy). The height of the estimated crest elevation appears well beyond the value (1,25.H-s) commonly used to identify a wave as freak. We document the wave event with a full description of the corresponding met-ocean conditions and related measurements, of which we provide a critical analysis.

An exceptionally high wave at the CNR-ISMAR oceanographic tower in the Northern Adriatic Sea

Cavaleri Luigi;Barbariol Francesco;Bastianini Mauro;Benetazzo Alvise;Bertotti Luciana;Pomaro Angela
2021

Abstract

On December 15, 2009, a very high wave crest was recorded by a local camera at the CNR-ISMAR oceanographic tower, 15km offshore Venice in the Northern Adriatic Sea (Italy). The height of the estimated crest elevation appears well beyond the value (1,25.H-s) commonly used to identify a wave as freak. We document the wave event with a full description of the corresponding met-ocean conditions and related measurements, of which we provide a critical analysis.
2021
Istituto di Scienze Marine - ISMAR
high wave
adriatic sea
Acqua Alta platform
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