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Sensitivity of Input Parameters in the Spectral Wave Model  

Park, Hyo-Bong (Research Center for Ocean Industrial Development, Pukyong National University)
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Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology / v.23, no.2, 2009 , pp. 28-36 More about this Journal
Abstract
Many researches have been done to define the physical parameters for the wave generation and transformation over a coastal region. However, most of these have been limited to the application of particular conditions, as they are generally too empirical. To yield more reasonable wave estimation using a spectral wave model, it is important to understand how they work for the wave estimation. This study involved a comprehensive sensitivity test against the spectral resolution and the physical source/sink terms of the spectral wave model using SWAN and TOMAWAC, which have the same physical background with several different empirical/theoretical formulations. The tests were conducted for the East Anglian coast, UK, which is characterized by a complex bathymetry due to several shoals and offshore sandbanks. For the quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the models' performance with different input conditions, the wave elements and spectrums predicted at representative sites the East Anglia coast were compared/analyzed. The spectral resolution had no significant effect on the model results, but the lowest resolution on the frequency and direction induced underestimations of the wave height and period. The bottom friction and depth-induced breaking terms produced relatively high variations in the wave prediction, depending on which formulation was applied. The terms for the quadruplet and whitecapping had little effect on the wave estimation, whereas the triads tended to predict shorter and higher waves by energy transferring to higher frequencies.
Keywords
Sensitivity test; Spectral resolution; Source and sink terms; SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore); TOMAWAC (TELEMAC-based Operational Model Addressing Wave Action Computation) model; East Anglian coast;
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