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Numerical modeling of space-time wave extremes using WAVEWATCH III
Authors:Francesco Barbariol  Jose-Henrique G M Alves  Alvise Benetazzo  Filippo Bergamasco  Luciana Bertotti  Sandro Carniel  Luigi Cavaleri  Yung Y Chao  Arun Chawla  Antonio Ricchi  Mauro Sclavo  Hendrik Tolman
Institution:1.Institute of Marine Sciences,Italian National Research Council (ISMAR-CNR),Venice,Italy;2.Systems Research Group Inc. at Marine Modeling and Analysis Branch,Environmental Modeling Center, NCEP/NOAA,College Park,USA;3.Marine Modeling and Analysis Branch, Environmental Modeling Center,NCEP/NOAA,College Park,USA;4.Ca’ Foscari University of Venice,Venice,Italy;5.Universita’ Politecnica delle Marche,Ancona,Italy
Abstract:A novel implementation of parameters estimating the space-time wave extremes within the spectral wave model WAVEWATCH III (WW3) is presented. The new output parameters, available in WW3 version 5.16, rely on the theoretical model of Fedele (J Phys Oceanogr 42(9):1601-1615, 2012) extended by Benetazzo et al. (J Phys Oceanogr 45(9):2261–2275, 2015) to estimate the maximum second-order nonlinear crest height over a given space-time region. In order to assess the wave height associated to the maximum crest height and the maximum wave height (generally different in a broad-band stormy sea state), the linear quasi-determinism theory of Boccotti (2000) is considered. The new WW3 implementation is tested by simulating sea states and space-time extremes over the Mediterranean Sea (forced by the wind fields produced by the COSMO-ME atmospheric model). Model simulations are compared to space-time wave maxima observed on March 10th, 2014, in the northern Adriatic Sea (Italy), by a stereo camera system installed on-board the “Acqua Alta” oceanographic tower. Results show that modeled space-time extremes are in general agreement with observations. Differences are mostly ascribed to the accuracy of the wind forcing and, to a lesser extent, to the approximations introduced in the space-time extremes parameterizations. Model estimates are expected to be even more accurate over areas larger than the mean wavelength (for instance, the model grid size).
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