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16.12.2011 18:37 Antiguedad: 2 Year
The winter storm Joachim
Categoría: Ocean and climate news
The Joachim storm hit the french coasts on Dec. 16th, 2011. Significant wave heights off the coasts can be measured by altimetry and reveals heights of more than 8 m.
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Map of significant wave heigths (in m) measured along-track by Jason-1 (left) between December 15 and December 16, 2011 West of Europe during the storm Joachim. The ground track in red on the left map, where the SWH is highest, is used to plot the SWH vs latitude on the right. Credits Cnes/CLS. Plots made with the Basic Radar Altimetry Toolbox. | |
Further information:
- Applications: Atmosphere, wind and waves
- Data: Wind and waves products
- Noaa, Operational wave models: Noaa, Wavewatch III
- The Washington Post: Atlantic storm slams France, Europe; beaches cargo ship (2011/12/16)
- Météo France: La tempête Joachim des15 et 16 décembre 2011 (in french)