Determination of high-frequency wind variability from observations and application to North Atlantic wave modeling
The influence of quasi-realistic high-frequency wind variability for the probability distribution of surface waves and for the skill of the predictions with the wave model WAM is investigated. So far, the sensitivity of the surface wave field to high-frequency wind variability has been demonstrated...
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2000
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.16.4976 http://w3g.gkss.de/G/Mitarbeiter/weisse/Download/2000/rwe_jgrwivar.pdf |
| Summary: | The influence of quasi-realistic high-frequency wind variability for the probability distribution of surface waves and for the skill of the predictions with the wave model WAM is investigated. So far, the sensitivity of the surface wave field to high-frequency wind variability has been demonstrated only for idealized wave conditions or particular events using rather simplified high-frequency wind forcings. In this study the problem is addressed more generally by estimating the high-frequency wind variability (for periods shorter than 6 hours) and by assessing its relevance for a particular North Atlantic winter. |
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