Measuring and Modelling of the Directional Wave Spectrum in SWADE

Abstract

LONG-TERM GOAL. To understand the physics of the evolution of surface waves in the open ocean and their influence on air-sea interaction and mixed layer dynamics. SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES. In this study I examined the response of the wave field under different environmental and meteorological conditions and made simulations of the evolution of the directional wave spectrum with the WAM ocean wave model on a basin, regional and fine mesh scale. With the buoy measurements I examined the source function balance with the WAM model and measured data over the SWADE array. An extensive data of wind stress measurements were used to establish a relationship between wind stress and the directional wave spectrum. Finally, using buoy observations and modelling results, I also examined the importance of wave-current interaction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA634989

Entities

People

  • Hans C. Graber

Organizations

  • University of Miami

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Ambient Noise
  • Atmosphere Models
  • Data Sets
  • Directional
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Ocean Waves
  • Physics
  • Shallow Water
  • Spectra
  • Stresses
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves
  • Wind
  • Wind Stress

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers