High resolution local wave energy modelling in the Iberian Peninsula

The results of a numerical assessment of the wave energy in the Iberian North and West coast are presented. The implemented system uses the WAVEWATCH III model for wave generation and swell propagation, covering the entire North Atlantic basin, and the SWAN model for wave generation and propagation...

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Main Authors: Silva, Dina, Bento, A. Rute, Martinho, Paulo, Guedes Soares, C.
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spelling ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:energy:v:91:y:2015:i:c:p:1099-1112 2024-04-14T08:15:58+00:00 High resolution local wave energy modelling in the Iberian Peninsula Silva, Dina Bento, A. Rute Martinho, Paulo Guedes Soares, C. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544215011433 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544215011433 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:32:22Z The results of a numerical assessment of the wave energy in the Iberian North and West coast are presented. The implemented system uses the WAVEWATCH III model for wave generation and swell propagation, covering the entire North Atlantic basin, and the SWAN model for wave generation and propagation in the coastal areas. WAVEWATCH III provides the wave boundary conditions for the areas simulated by SWAN, which in turn provides the boundary conditions for the high resolution areas. Although there are results available for the Portuguese west coast and Spanish northwestern coast, they use different approaches and wind forcing data, and the present paper presents a consistent approach to identify differences among the various areas, by modelling them with the same models and using the same wind forcing and parameterizations of the SWAN model. The wind fields used in both models are from Era-Interim, a global atmospheric reanalysis data set produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and the bathymetry used in high resolution areas are from the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. The model results are validated with various buoy's significant wave height, mean wave period and mean wave direction. Results are presented of the average wave power spatial distribution in the coarse SWAN domain for each month of the three years, and for the high resolution areas the spatial distribution wave energy is provided for winter and summer. Wavewatch III; SWAN; Wave energy; Portugal; Spain; High resolution; Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)
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description The results of a numerical assessment of the wave energy in the Iberian North and West coast are presented. The implemented system uses the WAVEWATCH III model for wave generation and swell propagation, covering the entire North Atlantic basin, and the SWAN model for wave generation and propagation in the coastal areas. WAVEWATCH III provides the wave boundary conditions for the areas simulated by SWAN, which in turn provides the boundary conditions for the high resolution areas. Although there are results available for the Portuguese west coast and Spanish northwestern coast, they use different approaches and wind forcing data, and the present paper presents a consistent approach to identify differences among the various areas, by modelling them with the same models and using the same wind forcing and parameterizations of the SWAN model. The wind fields used in both models are from Era-Interim, a global atmospheric reanalysis data set produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and the bathymetry used in high resolution areas are from the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans. The model results are validated with various buoy's significant wave height, mean wave period and mean wave direction. Results are presented of the average wave power spatial distribution in the coarse SWAN domain for each month of the three years, and for the high resolution areas the spatial distribution wave energy is provided for winter and summer. Wavewatch III; SWAN; Wave energy; Portugal; Spain; High resolution;
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Silva, Dina
Bento, A. Rute
Martinho, Paulo
Guedes Soares, C.
spellingShingle Silva, Dina
Bento, A. Rute
Martinho, Paulo
Guedes Soares, C.
High resolution local wave energy modelling in the Iberian Peninsula
author_facet Silva, Dina
Bento, A. Rute
Martinho, Paulo
Guedes Soares, C.
author_sort Silva, Dina
title High resolution local wave energy modelling in the Iberian Peninsula
title_short High resolution local wave energy modelling in the Iberian Peninsula
title_full High resolution local wave energy modelling in the Iberian Peninsula
title_fullStr High resolution local wave energy modelling in the Iberian Peninsula
title_full_unstemmed High resolution local wave energy modelling in the Iberian Peninsula
title_sort high resolution local wave energy modelling in the iberian peninsula
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544215011433
genre North Atlantic
genre_facet North Atlantic
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