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Original Articles

Big waves from polar lows?

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Pages 500-508 | Received 23 Jun 1986, Accepted 20 Feb 1987, Published online: 15 Dec 2016
 

Abstract

A simple theoretical model is used to analyse how a polar low can produce a severe sea condition. The predictions of the model are compared to data from records of polar lows that have passed in the proximity of the weather station A.M.I. (71.5°N, 19°E) during the period (1978–82), and wave records from the same location and period.