Wave model predictions in the Black Sea: Sensitivity to wind fields

Van Vledder G. P., AKPINAR A.

APPLIED OCEAN RESEARCH, cilt.53, ss.161-178, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.apor.2015.08.006
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED OCEAN RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-178
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Black Sea, Wave prediction, Semi-enclosed basins, Wind waves, SWAN, Wind reanalyses, COASTAL REGIONS, PERFORMANCE, SWAN, IMPROVEMENT, ACCURACY, GROWTH, JRA-25
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper evaluates the impact of using different wind field products on the performance of the third generation wave model SWAN in the Black Sea and its capability for predicting both normal and extreme wave conditions during 1996. Wind data were obtained from NCEP CFSR, NASA MERRA, JRA-25, ECMWF Operational, ECMWF ERA40, and ECMWF ERA-Interim. Wave data were obtained in 1996 at three locations in the Black Sea within the NATO TU-WAVES project. The quality of wind fields was assessed by comparing them with satellite data. These wind data were used as forcing fields for the generation of wind waves. Time series of predicted significant wave height (H-mo), mean wave period (T-m02), and mean wave direction (DIR) were compared with observations at three offshore buoys in the Black Sea and its performance was quantified in terms of statistical parameters. In addition, wave model performance in terms of significant wave height was also assessed by comparing them against satellite data.