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Research article
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15 Jan 2016
Research article |
| 15 Jan 2016
On the feasibility of the use of wind SAR to downscale waves on shallow water
O. Q. Gutiérrez
Environment Hydraulics Institute IH Cantabria, Universidad de
Cantabria, Santander, Spain
F. Filipponi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Prevention and Mitigation of Impacts, ISPRA Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Rome, Italy
A. Taramelli
Department of Prevention and Mitigation of Impacts, ISPRA Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Rome, Italy
E. Valentini
Department of Prevention and Mitigation of Impacts, ISPRA Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Rome, Italy
P. Camus
Environment Hydraulics Institute IH Cantabria, Universidad de
Cantabria, Santander, Spain
F. J. Méndez
Environment Hydraulics Institute IH Cantabria, Universidad de
Cantabria, Santander, Spain
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Short summary
High-resolution wave hindcast has been performed for the N Adriatic Sea using a hybrid methodology, combining a regional wave hindcast database, wind reanalysis, satellite SAR wind fields and data mining techniques. Comparison with in situ instrumental data indicates the good quality of the downscaled waves; moreover, a good correlation was found on the downscaled waves forced with different wind fields. Results demonstrate how SAR wind fields can be successfully up-taken in wave downscaling.
High-resolution wave hindcast has been performed for the N Adriatic Sea using a hybrid...
