An evaluation of a high-resolution operational wave forecasting system in the Adriatic Sea

Dykes, James D; Wang, David W.; Book, Jeffrey W.

doi:10.1016/j.jmarsys.2009.01.027

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“…[17] This wave prediction system was initially validated against in situ measurements, considering for the western side of the Black Sea, especially the measurements performed at the Gloria drilling unit [12], and some validations against remotely-sensed data [18] have been also performed. The results of the above wave prediction system were found, in general, more reliable than those coming from other similar wave modeling systems based on spectral models that were implemented in the basin of the Black Sea [19] and also in line with some other implementations in enclosed, or semi-enclosed, sea environments [20][21][22]. Nevertheless, direct comparisons against in situ measurements, as those performed at the Gloria drilling unit, show that there are still some situations when the accuracy of the wave predictions needs to be substantially improved.…”

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Assessment of the Wave Energy in the Black Sea Based on a 15-Year Hindcast with Data Assimilation

Rusu

2015

Energies

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Abstract:The principal target of the present work is to assess the wave energy potential in the Black Sea, identifying also some relevant energetic features and possible patterns. A wave prediction system based on the Simulating Waves Nearshore model (SWAN) has been implemented and intensively tested in the entire sea basin. Moreover, considering an optimal interpolation technique, an assimilation scheme of the satellite data has been developed, leading to a visible improvement of the wave model predictions in terms of significant wave heights and, consequently, also in terms of wave power. Using this wave prediction system with data assimilation, simulations have been performed for a 15-year period (1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013). Considering the results of this 15-year wave hindcast, an analysis of the wave energy conditions in the basin of the Black Sea has been carried out. This provided a more comprehensive picture concerning the wave energy patterns in the coastal environment of the Black Sea focused on the average wave conditions that might be expected in this sea. Following the results presented, it can be concluded that the wave energy extraction in the Black Sea can become an issue of interest, especially from the perspective of the hybrid solutions.

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Assessment of the Wave Energy in the Black Sea Based on a 15-Year Hindcast with Data Assimilation

Rusu

2015

Energies

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“…In accordance with the previous studies (Cavaleri et al 1989, Bignami et al 2007, Dykes et al 2009), the NA Sea climatology has been found to be characterized by frequent wave-generating storms, dominated by Bora from North-East and Sirocco from South-East, giving rise to peculiar cyclonic circulation patterns (Carniel et al 2009), see Fig. 3.…”

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Sediment transport modifications induced by submerged artificial reef systems: a case study for the Gulf of Venice

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Benetazzo

Bergamasco

et al. 2014

Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

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The shallow, gently sloping, sandy-silty seabed of the Venetian coast (Italy) is studded by a number of outcropping rocky systems of different size encouraging the development of peculiar zoobenthic biocenoses with considerably higher biodiversity indexes compared to neighbouring areas. In order to protect and enhance the growth of settling communities, artificial monolithic reefs were deployed close to the most important formations, providing further nesting sites and mechanical hindrance to illegal trawl fishing.In this framework, a multi-step and multi-scale numerical modelling activity was carried out to predict the perturbations induced by the presence of artificial structures on sediment transport over the outcroppings and their implications on turbidity and water quality. After having characterized wave and * Corresponding author e-mail: sandro.carniel@ismar.cnr.it current circulation climate at the sub-basin scale over a reference year, a set of small scale simulations was carried out to describe the effects of a single monolith under different geometries and hydrodynamic forcings, encompassing the conditions likely occurring at the study sites. A dedicated tool was then developed to compose the information contained in the small-scale database into realistic deployment configurations, and applied in four protected outcroppings identified as test sites. With reference to these cases, under current meteomarine climate the application highlighted a small and localised increase in suspended sediment concentration, suggesting that the implemented deployment strategy is not likely to produce harmful effects on turbidity close to the outcroppings.In a broader context, the activity is oriented at the tuning of a flexible instrument for supporting the decision-making process in benthic environments of outstanding environmental relevance, especially in the Integrated Coastal Zone Management or Maritime Spatial Planning applications. The dissemination of sub-basin scale modelling results via the THREDDS Data Server, together with an user-friendly software for composing single-monolith runs and a graphical interface for exploring the available data, significantly improves the quantitative information collection and sharing among scientists, stakeholders and policymakers.

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“…In this respect, the use of SKIRON model in a high resolution mode was an advantage for the presented study since SKIRON is a well-established model used and evaluated successfully in the past in various research, technical and operational works. Trying to give a brief overview, we could refer the reader to studies covering the area of Mediterranean Sea with emphasis to wave applications [24,56,57,72,74], over the Atlantic Ocean for oil spill modeling [33], for the Adriatic Sea [17], the Aegean Sea [44] and, additionally, for air-quality applications [4,75], renewable energy [14,32,48,67], photochemical processes [70], and desert dust studies [6,41,53,66].…”

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Wave energy potential in the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin. An integrated 10-year study

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a b s t r a c tThe main characteristics of wave energy potential over Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin, an area of increased interest for energy resources exploration/exploitation, is presented in this work. In particular, an integrated hindcasting platform consisting of state-of-the-art wind-wave numerical models at a very high resolution mode is utilized to produce a 10-year database for the wave energy potential in the Levantine Basin and the environmental parameters that affect it. The numerical results are analyzed by means of a variety of statistical measures focusing, apart from the conventional statistical information, on the potential impact of extreme values and the probability distribution functions that optimally describe the spatial and temporal distribution of the wave power potential over the Eastern Mediterranean sea area. The regions with increased values of wave energy potential are mainly the western and southern coastlines of Cyprus island, the sea area of Lebanon and Israel, as well as the coastline of Egypt especially around Alexandria. Over these areas, relatively low but also stable, and hence exploitable, wave energy potential is revealed. However, non-trivial impact of infrequent values is also recorded.

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An evaluation of a high-resolution operational wave forecasting system in the Adriatic Sea

Cited by 33 publications

References 27 publications

Assessment of the Wave Energy in the Black Sea Based on a 15-Year Hindcast with Data Assimilation

Assessment of the Wave Energy in the Black Sea Based on a 15-Year Hindcast with Data Assimilation

Sediment transport modifications induced by submerged artificial reef systems: a case study for the Gulf of Venice

Wave energy potential in the Eastern Mediterranean Levantine Basin. An integrated 10-year study

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