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Storm Erwin: societal and energy impacts in northern Europe on 7–9 January 2005
Anthony J. Kettle
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Météo-France, Centre de Météorologie Spatiale, Avenue de Lorraine, 22300 Lannion, France
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Anthony J. Kettle
Adv. Geosci., 65, 83–101, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-65-83-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-65-83-2024, 2024
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Storm Daria was a severe winter storm that crossed northern Europe on 25–26 January 1990 with large damage costs and fatalities. A literature review is presented of societal damage and the interruption of energy and transport networks. Met-ocean data is analyzed to see if there might have been rogue wave strikes in the North Sea. This includes careful analysis of tide gauge data from stations around the North Sea as well as available offshore wave measurements and maritime accidents.
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The paper reviews the societal and energy impacts of Storm Franz in Europe on 11–12 November 2007. An analysis is conducted of tide gauges around the North Sea to trace the progression of the storm surge and assess if the surge passage was associated with large measured waves and maritime casualties. A North Sea rogue wave incident had occurred on 1 November 2006, causing damage to the FINO1 research tower, and it is unclear how prevalent these waves are during North Sea storms.
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Storm Kyrill in January 2007 was one of the worst storms in northern Europe over the past 50 years. The paper presents an overview of the infrastructure and societal impacts of the storm from a compilation of media sources. Energy meteorology impacts were prominent in the large number of power cuts in Europe. An analysis is made of tide gauge data around the North Sea to assess if there had been a recurrence of the rogue wave event at FINO1 from Storm Britta on 1 November 2006.
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Storm Anatol was a serious winter storm of northern Europe on 3–4 December 1999.
There were hurricane force winds in Denmark leading large scale power outages,
closed road networks, and building damage. There was also a serious storm surge
along the North Sea coasts of Denmark, Germany, and Netherlands. A detailed analysis
of tide gauge data around the North Sea is carried out to study the storm surge and short period fluctuations of water level, which may be linked with large waves.
Anthony J. Kettle
Adv. Geosci., 65, 83–101, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-65-83-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-65-83-2024, 2024
Short summary
Short summary
Storm Daria was a severe winter storm that crossed northern Europe on 25–26 January 1990 with large damage costs and fatalities. A literature review is presented of societal damage and the interruption of energy and transport networks. Met-ocean data is analyzed to see if there might have been rogue wave strikes in the North Sea. This includes careful analysis of tide gauge data from stations around the North Sea as well as available offshore wave measurements and maritime accidents.
Anthony J. Kettle
Adv. Geosci., 62, 41–55, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-62-41-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-62-41-2023, 2023
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The paper reviews the societal and energy impacts of Storm Franz in Europe on 11–12 November 2007. An analysis is conducted of tide gauges around the North Sea to trace the progression of the storm surge and assess if the surge passage was associated with large measured waves and maritime casualties. A North Sea rogue wave incident had occurred on 1 November 2006, causing damage to the FINO1 research tower, and it is unclear how prevalent these waves are during North Sea storms.
Anthony J. Kettle
Adv. Geosci., 58, 135–147, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-58-135-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-58-135-2023, 2023
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Storm Kyrill in January 2007 was one of the worst storms in northern Europe over the past 50 years. The paper presents an overview of the infrastructure and societal impacts of the storm from a compilation of media sources. Energy meteorology impacts were prominent in the large number of power cuts in Europe. An analysis is made of tide gauge data around the North Sea to assess if there had been a recurrence of the rogue wave event at FINO1 from Storm Britta on 1 November 2006.
Anthony J. Kettle
Adv. Geosci., 56, 141–153, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-56-141-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/adgeo-56-141-2021, 2021
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Storm Anatol was a serious winter storm of northern Europe on 3–4 December 1999.
There were hurricane force winds in Denmark leading large scale power outages,
closed road networks, and building damage. There was also a serious storm surge
along the North Sea coasts of Denmark, Germany, and Netherlands. A detailed analysis
of tide gauge data around the North Sea is carried out to study the storm surge and short period fluctuations of water level, which may be linked with large waves.
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Short summary
On 7–9 January 2005 Storm Erwin passed across northern Europe, causing damage from Ireland to Russia, including power outages. Southern Sweden had the worst impacts with two nuclear stations shut-down and widespread destruction of transmission lines. For offshore wind energy in the North Sea, the storm was important to understand extreme environmental conditions for turbine operation. This work presents an analysis of North Sea tide gauge and wave data to assess extreme wave and surge levels.
On 7–9 January 2005 Storm Erwin passed across northern Europe, causing damage from Ireland to...
