Articles | Volume 17, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1815-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-1815-2021
Research article
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23 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 23 Dec 2021

Swell hindcast statistics for the Baltic Sea

Jan-Victor Björkqvist, Siim Pärt, Victor Alari, Sander Rikka, Elisa Lindgren, and Laura Tuomi

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on os-2021-62', Anonymous Referee #1, 25 Jul 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Jan-Victor Björkqvist, 24 Sep 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on os-2021-62', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Jul 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Jan-Victor Björkqvist, 24 Sep 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Jan-Victor Björkqvist on behalf of the Authors (24 Sep 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (24 Sep 2021) by Markus Meier
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (05 Oct 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (16 Oct 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Oct 2021) by Markus Meier
AR by Jan-Victor Björkqvist on behalf of the Authors (25 Oct 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (18 Nov 2021) by Markus Meier
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Short summary
Waves that travel faster than the wind are called swell. Our study presents wave model statistics of swell waves in the Baltic Sea, since such statistics have not yet been reliably compiled. Our results confirm that long, high, and persistent swell is absent in the Baltic Sea. We found that the dependency between swell and wind waves differs in the open sea compared to nearshore areas. These distinctions are important for studies on how waves interact with the atmosphere and the sea floor.