High-Resolution Atmospheric Modelling and the Effects on the Prediction of Wave Characteristics

Since their development in the 1970s, mesoscale atmospheric models have been used for a variety of meteorological applications. Over the years, the models have evolved and nowadays, state-of-the-art atmospheric models are capable of operating on spatial resolutions in the order of kilometres. In the hydraulic engineering community, atmospheric...

The Response of Waves to Changes in Wind Speed

Detailed studies have been carried out for fetch and duration limited wave growth and fully developed sea state, but much less is known about changing wind conditions. The subject of this study is the response of waves to a change in wind speed. The main point of interest is the rate of response at the different frequencies. Two third generation...