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Ann. Geophys., 26, 1327-1329, 2008
www.ann-geophys.net/26/1327/2008/
© European Geosciences Union 2008
Monstrous ocean waves during typhoon Krosa
P. C. Liu1, H. S. Chen2, D.-J. Doong3, C. C. Kao4, and Y.-J. G. Hsu5
1NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
2NOAA National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Camp Spring, MD, USA
3National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan
4National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
5Marine Meteorology Center, Central Weather Bureau, Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract. This paper presents a set of ocean wave time series data recorded from a
discus buoy deployed near northeast Taiwan in western Pacific that was
operating during the passage of Typhoon Krosa on 6 October 2007. The maximum
trough-to-crest wave height was measured to be 32.3 m, which could be the
largest Hmax ever recorded.
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