Gulf of Mexico hurricane wave simulations using SWAN: Bulk formula-based drag coefficient sensitivity for Hurricane Ike

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3916-3938

  Huang, Yong ^a   Weisberg, Robert H ^a   Zheng, Lianyuan ^a   Zijlema, Marcel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

high wind speed; hurricane; shelf shoulder; significant wave height; storm surge; wave simulation

Indexed keywords

DRAG COEFFICIENT; HURRICANES; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

COEFFICIENT SENSITIVITIES; DISSIPATIVE EFFECTS; HIGH WIND SPEED; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; STORM SURGES; THIRD GENERATION; UNSTRUCTURED GRID; WAVE SIMULATIONS;

HURRICANE EFFECTS;

COASTAL ZONE; DEEP WATER; DRAG; ESTIMATION METHOD; HURRICANE; HURRICANE IKE 2008; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; WAVE HEIGHT;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84885141723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20283     Document Type: Article

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