Thomas Wahl, University of Central Florida (IMAGE)

University of Central Florida

Thomas Wahl, University of Central Florida

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Engineers an predict high tide and low tide and we know what causes sea level to vary seasonally, but we found that in some years the seasonal fluctuations are much larger along the Gulf and US southeast coasts than in others, causing more nuisance flooding and increasing flood risk from storm surges during the hurricane season, said UCF Engineering Professor Thomas Wahl. These unusually large seasonal fluctuations were poorly understood and Rossby Waves appear to be the missing piece

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UCF: Karen Norum

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