Numerical wave modeling in conditions with strong currents: Dissipation,refraction, and relative wind

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2101-2120

  Ardhuin, Fabrice ^a   Roland, Aron ^b   Dumas, Franck ^c   Bennis, Anne Claire ^c   Sentchev, Alexei ^d   Forget, Philippe ^e   Wolf, Judith ^f   Girard, Françoise ^g   Osuna, Pedro ^h   Benoit, Michel ⁱ  

^a Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Satellite   (France)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c IFREMER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU LITTORAL CÔTE D OPALE   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^f National Oceanographic Centre   (United Kingdom)

^g ACTIMAR   (France)

^h CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

ⁱ Universite Paris Est   (France)

Author keywords

Buoy observations; Continental shelf slope; Europe; Radars Radar observations; Renewable energy; Spectral analysis models distribution; Tides; Wind waves

Indexed keywords

BUOY OBSERVATIONS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; EUROPE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; WIND WAVE;

OCEAN CURRENTS; REFRACTION; TIDES; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

PARAMETERIZATION;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CONTINENTAL SLOPE; ERROR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OCEAN TIDE; OCEANIC CURRENT; PARAMETERIZATION; RADAR; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TIDAL CURRENT; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE GENERATION; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE MODELING; WAVE POWER; WIND WAVE;

BRETAGNE; FRANCE;

EID: 84872249178     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: 15200485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO-D-11-0220.1     Document Type: Article

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