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Coupling ocean currents and waves for seamless cross-scale modeling during Medicane Ianos
Salvatore Causio
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Lecce, Italy
Seimur Shirinov
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Lecce, Italy
Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” (DIFA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Ivan Federico
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Lecce, Italy
Giovanni De Cillis
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Lecce, Italy
Emanuela Clementi
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Lecce, Italy
Lorenzo Mentaschi
Department of Physics and Astronomy “Augusto Righi” (DIFA), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Giovanni Coppini
CMCC Foundation – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Lecce, Italy
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Short summary
This study examines how waves and ocean currents interact during severe weather, focusing on Medicane Ianos, one of the strongest storms in the Mediterranean. Using advanced modeling, we created a unique system to simulate these interactions, capturing effects like wave-induced water levels and wave-induced effects on the vertical structure of the ocean. We validated our approach with ideal tests and real data from the storm.
This study examines how waves and ocean currents interact during severe weather, focusing on...
