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Validation and intercomparions of wave measurements and models
during the EuroROSE experiments
L. R. WYATT, J. J. GREEN, K.-W. GURGEL,
J. C. NIETO BORGE, K. REICHERT, K. HESSNER,
H. GÜNTHER, W. ROSENTHAL, Ø. SÆTRA, and
M. REISTAD
Coastal Engineering VOL 48, pp.1...28, 2003.
Abstract - -
The objective of the EuroROSE project was to combine area covering ground-based
remote-sensed wave and current data with high resolution numerical forecast
models to provide now- and forecasts to marine operators. Two experiments to
test and demonstrate the system took place: one on the coast of Norway, north
of Bergen in March 2000 and the second on the north coast of Spain at
Gijon in October/November 2000. Qualitative and quantitative intercomparisons
of the wave measurements and wave model products from these experiments are
presented. These include measurements using the WERA HF radar, the WaMoS
X-band radar, a directional waverider and output from the WAM wave model.
Comparisons are made of the full directional spectra and of various derived
parameters. This is the first ever intercomparison between HF and X-band radar
wave measuements and between either of these and WAM. It has provided a data
set covering a much wider range of storm and swell conditions than had been
available previously for radar wave measurement validation purposes and has
clarified a number of limitations of the radars as well as providing a lot of
very useful radar wave data for future model validation applications. The
intercomparison has led to improvements in the data quality control procedures
of both WaMoS and WERA. Limitations in the WAM model implementation are also
discussed.
Keywords - -
wave measurement, WAM wave model, HF radar, X-band radar, waverider, EuroROSE
gurgel@ifm.uni-hamburg.de
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