Predicting meteotsunamis in Ciutadella: BRIFS model evaluation for recent events and potential of ensemble forecasting

Abstract

[eng] Meteotsunamis are sea level oscillations with large amplitude and short period that occur in closed basins or inlets. Here in the Balearic Islands this phenomena is known as ”rissaga” (Tintore et al. ´ , 1988). This kind of events occur mainly in summer and it usually doesn’t cause major problems for the users of the harbour. However, some extreme events occasionally occur in Ciutadella harbour causing major problems for the users of the harbour, including boat sinking, restaurant flooding, etc. The greatest rissaga in the last twenty years happened on June 15, 2006. This rissaga will be explained later.