Note: Intro -- Contents -- Meteorological Tsunamis: The U.S. East Coast and other Coastal Regions -- Meteorological Tsunamis: The U.S. East Coast and other Coastal Regions -- Contents -- Meteorological tsunamis on the US East Coast and in other regions of the World Ocean -- Introduction -- Meteotsunamis along the US coastline -- Meteotsunamis in the World Ocean -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Meteotsunami forecasting: sensitivities demonstrated by the 2008 Boothbay, Maine, event -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Tsunami and meteotsunami forecasting -- Boothbay, Maine, meteotsunami forecasting -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Atmospheric processes responsible for generation of the 2008 Boothbay meteotsunami -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and methods -- Ground ocean and meteo data -- Remote sensing data -- Speed and direction estimates of the atmospheric disturbance -- Atmospheric model setup -- Observational evidence of a meteotsunami source -- Sea-level and air-pressure high-frequency coherence -- Synoptic background and vertical structure of the atmosphere -- Remote sensing analysis -- Disturbance speed and direction estimates -- Atmospheric modelling -- Model verification -- Reproduction of meteotsunami source -- The surface pressure distribution -- The presence and propagation of internal gravity waves -- The maintenance of internal gravity waves -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Atmospheric mesoscale conditions during the Boothbay meteotsunami: a numerical sensitivity study using a high-resolution mesoscale model -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Data and methods -- Results -- Verification and sensitivity to initial and lateral boundary conditions -- Sensitivity to the simulation lead time -- Sensitivity to microphysics parameterizations -- Sensitivity to convective parameterizations. , Sensitivity to one-way and two-way nesting strategy -- Discussion and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Meteotsunami in the Great Lakes and on the Atlantic coast of the United States generated by the ''derecho'' of June 29--30, 2012 -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Atmospheric analyses -- Analysis of high-altitude atmospheric processes -- Synoptic setting -- Remote sensing -- Analysis of near-surface atmospheric records -- Atmospheric pressure records -- Wind records -- Propagation velocity of the atmospheric disturbance -- Phase relations between atmospheric variables -- Sea-level data -- Great Lakes -- Tide gauge records -- Time--frequency analysis -- Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic coast -- Tide gauge records -- Time--frequency analysis -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- High-frequency radar observations of the June 2013 US East Coast meteotsunami -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Theoretical analysis -- Origin of meteotsunamis and nature of June 13, 2013, event -- HF radar tsunami detection -- History -- Factors affecting detectability -- Data sets -- Methods -- Results -- Tide gauge water levels -- Radar current velocity observations -- Unfiltered area-band velocities -- Filtered area-band velocities -- Tsunami arrival times versus distance from shore -- Radar-observed arrival times from orbital velocities -- Calculated arrival times from the phase speed of the traveling tsunami trough -- Discussion and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- A framework for the probabilistic analysis of meteotsunamis -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Background -- Probabilistic framework -- Data -- Numerical model -- Results: U.S. Northeast Coast -- Discussion -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Tidal influence on high frequency harbor oscillations in a narrow entrance bay -- Abstract -- Introduction. , Observations -- Numerical model -- Discussion and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Lake Michigan meteotsunamis of 1954 revisited -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Hydrodynamic modeling and data -- Results -- June 26, 1954 Meteotsunami -- July 6, 1954 Meteotsunami -- Discussion -- Role of edge waves and non-trapped waves -- Effects of an enclosed basin -- Wind stress versus atmospheric pressure -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Sea level surges of June 2011 in the NE Atlantic Ocean: observations and possible interpretation -- Abstract -- Introduction and objectives -- Description of the tide gauge records of the 2011 June event -- Data processing -- Description of the tide gauge records of the 2011 June event -- Iberian Peninsula -- French Atlantic coast -- English Channel -- Example of a harbor response from spectral Analysis -- Synthesis of the observations for the timing -- Discussion -- Analysis from travel time modeling -- Comparison with satellite and pressure data -- Historical events -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Recent observations of meteotsunamis on the Finnish coast -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Essential features of meteotsunamis -- Data and methods -- Sea-level and weather observations -- Radar data -- Results -- The meteotsunami of 29 July 2010 -- The meteotsunami of 8 August 2010 -- Gulf of Finland -- Gulf of Bothnia -- The meteotsunami of 4 June 2011 -- Discussion and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Assessing meteotsunami potential of high-frequency air pressure oscillations observed in the middle Adriatic -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Data and methods -- Results -- Statistics and strongest events -- Energy, disturbance parameters, meteorological conditions, and meteotsunami potential -- Discussion and conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References. , Abiki oscillations in Sakitsu Bay, west Kyushu, Japan -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study area -- Field measurements -- Measurement systems -- Results -- Numerical experiments -- Numerical model -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Dwarskersbos, South Africa local tsunami of August 27, 1969: field survey and simulation as a meteorological event -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The tsunami -- Survey -- Results -- The case of the 2008 event -- Interpretation: possible 1969 scenarios -- Earthquake? -- Landslide? -- Simulation -- A resonant wave of meteorological origin -- Background: meteo-tsunamis -- Modeling of the Dwarskersbos wave -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Simultaneous meteorological tsunamis and storm surges at Buenos Aires coast, southeastern South America -- Abstract -- Introduction and background -- Data -- Sea level data -- Meteorological data -- Geophysical data -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Observations of meteorological tsunamis along the south-west Australian coast -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study area -- Data analysis -- Results -- Observations of meteotsunamis at different locations -- Carnarvon: 23 October 2006 -- Geraldton: 25 February 2005 -- Fremantle: 17 October 2002 -- Bunbury: 5 December 2002 -- Bremer Bay: 28 November 2006 -- Esperance: 8 January 2008 -- Detailed analysis of meteotsunamis -- Meteotsunami: 22 March 2010 -- Meteotsunami: 10 June 2012 -- Meteotsunami: 7 January 2013 -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.