U.S. IOOS coastal and ocean modeling testbed: Evaluation of tide, wave, and hurricane surge response sensitivities to mesh resolution and friction in the Gulf of Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4633-4661

  Kerr, P C ^a   Martyr, R C ^a   Donahue, A S ^a   Hope, M E ^a   Westerink, J J ^a   Luettich, R A ^b   Kennedy, A B ^a   Dietrich, J C ^c   Dawson, C ^c   Westerink, H J ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

advection; bottom friction; grid resolution; storm surge; tides; waves

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; FRICTION; TIDES; TRIBOLOGY; WATER LEVELS; WAVES;

BOTTOM FRICTION; BOTTOM FRICTION FORMULATIONS; COARSER RESOLUTION; GRID RESOLUTION; IMPROVE PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE SENSITIVITY; STORM SURGES; WAVE RADIATION STRESS;

HURRICANES;

ADVECTION; BOTTOM FRICTION; HINDCASTING; HURRICANE IKE 2008; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; OPEN OCEAN; STORM SURGE; TIDAL CURRENT; TOPOGRAPHY; WATER LEVEL; WIND WAVE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84887068641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20305     Document Type: Article

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