Spatial calibration of an unstructured SWAN model forced with CFSR and ERA5 winds for the Black and Azov Seas

K Amarouche, A Akpınar, MB Soran, S Myslenkov… - Applied Ocean …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study presents the first spatial calibration of SWAN model physical parameters based
on satellite observations for the Black and Azov Seas. Currently, the wind-wave model …

[HTML][HTML] WAVEWATCH-III source terms evaluation for optimizing hurricane wave modeling: A case study of Hurricane Ivan

MY Kalourazi, SM Siadatmousavi… - Oceanologia, 2021 - Elsevier
Simulating hurricane-generated waves is a challenging task due to rapidly fluctuating wind
speed and direction, simultaneous presence of swells propagating out of the previous …

Blended wind fields for wave modeling of tropical cyclones in the South China Sea and East China Sea

Z Shao, B Liang, H Li, G Wu, Z Wu - Applied Ocean Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Accurate tropical cyclone (TC) wind fields are crucial for modeling TC waves. Usually,
reanalysis wind data, such as the ERA-Interim dataset, and parametric TC models, such as …

Wind and wave modelling in the Black Sea

L Rusu, M Bernardino… - Journal of Operational …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The performance of a wind-wave modelling system applied to the Black Sea basin is
evaluated. The models considered are WRF (Weather Research and Forecasting) for wind …

An assessment of the wind re-analyses in the modelling of an extreme sea state in the Black Sea

A Akpinar, SP De León - Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 2016 - Elsevier
This study aims at an assessment of wind re-analyses for modelling storms in the Black Sea.
A wind-wave modelling system (Simulating WAve Nearshore, SWAN) is applied to the Black …

Wave modeling performance in the Gulf of Mexico and Western Caribbean: Wind reanalyses assessment

CM Appendini, A Torres-Freyermuth, F Oropeza… - Applied Ocean …, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the wave modeling performance in the Gulf of Mexico and Western
Caribbean Sea employing three different wind reanalysis data. Wind reanalysis is employed …

On the improvements in nearshore wave height predictions using nested SWAN-SWASH modelling in the eastern coastal waters of India

PA Umesh, MR Behera - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Nearshore wave prediction is an area of research which still demands continuous
developments and the accuracy of wave models in the nearshore regions, is known to be …

Downscaling of wave climate in the western Black Sea

B Bingölbali, A Akpınar, H Jafali, GP Van Vledder - Ocean Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents the south-west Black Sea wave climatology based on a downscaling
approach of a long-term 31-year SWAN model wave hindcast using telescoping nested …

Weather window and efficiency assessment of offshore wind power construction in China adjacent seas using the calibrated SWAN model

Z Yang, Y Lin, S Dong - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Waves simulated by a high-resolution calibrated SWAN model of China adjacent seas over
a long-term period (from 1996 to 2020) are utilized to investigate the characteristics of …

Development and calibration of a high-resolution model for the Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands: Implication for wave energy resource …

MN Allahdadi, R He, S Ahn, C Chartrand, VS Neary - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A high-resolution, unstructured Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) model with a
resolution of 200 m within 20 km of the coast was developed to provide a reliable setting for …