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This study provides viable estimates of historical storm-induced
water levels in the coastal communities of Gambell and Savoonga
situated on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, as well as
Unalakleet located at the head of Norton Sound on the western coast
of Alaska. Gambell, Savoonga, and Unalakleet are small Native
Villages that are regularly impacted by coastal storms but where
little quantitative information about these storms exists. The
closest continuous water-level gauge is at Nome, located more than
200 kilometers from both St. Lawrence Island and Unalakleet. In
this study, storms are identified and quantified using historical
atmospheric and sea-ice data and then used as boundary conditions
for a suite of numerical models. The work includes storm-surge
(temporary rise in water levels due to persistent strong winds and
low atmospheric pressures) modeling in the Bering Strait region, as
well as modeling of wave runup along specified sections of the
coast in Gambell and Unalakleet.
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