Comparing wave heights simulated in the Black Sea by the SWAN model with satellite data and direct wave measurements
- 3 November 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Russian Journal of Earth Sciences
- Vol. 16 (5), 1-12
- https://doi.org/10.2205/2016es000579
Abstract
The results of wave simulation in the Black Sea using the SWAN spectral wave model and wind forcing data from the NCEP/CFSR reanalyze are presented in this paper. The calculations were done using the special unstructured mesh with spatial resolution of 10 km in the open sea and 200 m in the Tsemes Bay. The assessment of the wave simulation accuracy was performed on the basis of the satellite altimetry data and direct wave measurements in the shallow water. When comparing the calculated significant wave height with observational data the correlation equaled 0.8, while the root mean square error equaled 0.3. The comparison of simulation results and satellite data also showed good correlation.Keywords
This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
- Numerical simulation of Novorossiysk bora and related wind waves using the WRF-ARW and SWAN modelsRussian Journal of Earth Sciences, 2012
- Evaluation of the numerical wave model (SWAN) for wave simulation in the Black SeaContinental Shelf Research, 2012
- Past and recent trends in the western Black Sea storminessNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2012
- Altimeter Near Real Time Wind and Wave Products: Random Error EstimationMarine Geodesy, 2011
- Computation of wind-wave spectra in coastal waters with SWAN on unstructured gridsCoastal Engineering, 2010
- A parametric model for ocean wave period from Ku band altimeter dataJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2008
- Calibration/Validation of an Altimeter Wave Period Model and Application to TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1 AltimetersMarine Geodesy, 2004
- Measuring ocean wave period with satellite altimeters: A simple empirical modelGeophysical Research Letters, 2003
- A third‐generation wave model for coastal regions: 1. Model description and validationJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 1999
- A review of satellite altimeter measurement of sea surface wind speed: With a proposed new algorithmJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 1985