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44-year wave hindcast for the North East Atlantic European coast
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Coastal Engineering . Nov2008, Vol. 55 Issue 11, p861-871. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Abstract: This paper describes a 44-year (from 1958 to 2001) wave hindcast conducted for the North Atlantic, using a fine grid in the North East Atlantic coastal areas of Europe. The wind fields were obtained by a local area model that was applied in the areas adjacent to the European coasts, which was forced by the results of the NCEP reanalysis. While the NCEP results have a spatial distribution of 2° and a time step of 6 h the wind fields produced by the local area model have a spatial resolution of 0.5° and a time step of 1 h, which is important for accurate descriptions of the conditions in coastal areas and in rapidly changing storms. A version of the WAM model that allowed two-way nesting was adopted and calculations were made with nested grids allowing a fine resolution in the coastal areas of Europe. This paper includes the description of the set-up of the wave model and the validation performed vs. in-situ measurements so as to allow assessments of the quality of the data produced in this study. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03783839
- Volume :
- 55
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Coastal Engineering
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34980364
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2008.02.027