Wind–Wave Modeling: Where We Are, Where to Go.

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2020Author
Cavaleri, Luigi
Barbariol, Francesco
Benetazzo, Alvise
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We perform a critical analysis of the present approach in wave modeling and of the
related results. While acknowledging the good quality of the best present forecasts, we point out the
limitations that appear when we focus on the corresponding spectra. Apart from the meteorological
input, these are traced back to the spectral approach at the base of the present operational models,
and the consequent approximations involved in properly modeling the various physical processes at
work. Future alternatives are discussed. We then focus our attention on how, given the situation,
to deal today with the estimate of the maximum wave heights, both in the long term and for a specific
situation. For this, and within the above limits, a more precise evaluation of the wave spectrum is
shown to be a mandatory condition......
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Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringVolume
8Issue
Article 260Page Range
15pp.Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.AEssential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Sea stateBest Practice Type
Manual (incl. handbook, guide, cookbook etc)DOI Original
https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8040260Citation
Cavaleri, L.; Barbariol, F. and Benetazzo, A. (2020) Wind–Wave Modeling: Where We Are, Where to Go. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 8: 260, 15pp. DOI: ; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8040260Collections
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