meteotsunami

See also: météotsunami and météo-tsunami

English

Etymology

Blend of meteorological +‎ tsunami

Noun

meteotsunami (plural meteotsunamis)

1. A tsunami-like wave of meteorological origin.
   • 1998 June 15, S Monserrat, “On the reconstruction of the transfer function for atmospherically generated seiches”, in Geophysical Research Letters, volume 25, number 12, page 2197:

     These surface waves are associated with two ma- jor sources of forcing: seismic activity (tsunamis) and atmospheric disturbances (meteotsunami).

Synonyms

• meteorological tsunami

 

Related terms

• ice tsunami
• megatsunami
• tsunami

 

Translations

Translations

• French: météotsunami (fr), météo-tsunami, tsunami météorologique (fr)
• Italian: marrobbio
• Polish: meteotsunami (pl) n
• Sicilian: marrubbiu

See also

• ice shove
• seiche
• storm surge