Assessment of wind-forcing impact on a global wind-wave model using the TOPEX altimeter |
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Authors: | Hui Feng Doug Vandemark Yves Quilfen Bertrand Chapron Brian Beckley |
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Institution: | aCenter for Atmospheric Sciences, Hampton University, Hampton, VA, USA;bNASA/GSFC, Wallops Island, VA 23337, USA;cIFREMER/Center de Breast, Plouzane, France;dRaytheon/ITSS, VA, USA |
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Abstract: | The study presents assessment of an operational wave model (Wavewatch III), focusing upon the model sensitivity to wind-forcing products. Four wind fields are used to drive the model, including the NCEP/NCAR reanalysis and three other products that assimilate various satellite wind measurements having high spatial resolution, including the QuikSCAT scatterometer. Three wave field statistics: significant wave height, mean zero-crossing wave period, and mean square slope are compared with collocated TOPEX altimeter derivatives to gauge the relative skill of differing wind-forced model runs, as well as to demonstrate an extended use of the altimeter beyond simply supplying wave height for wave model validation and assimilation. Results suggest that model output is critically sensitive to choice of the wind field product. Higher spatial resolution in the wind fields does lead to improved agreement for the higher-order wave statistics. |
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Keywords: | Wave modeling Altimeter Scatterometer Wind forcing Sea state bias |
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