Open AccessA PARAMETRIC HURRICANE WAVE PREDICTION MODEL
Author(s) -
Ian R. Young
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v21.82
Subject(s) - fetch , meteorology , parametric statistics , wave model , wind wave , storm , wind speed , parametric model , transfer function , wave shoaling , breaking wave , wind wave model , wave height , geology , environmental science , physics , wave propagation , mathematics , longitudinal wave , engineering , mechanical wave , statistics , optics , oceanography , electrical engineering
A spectral wave model based on a numerical solution of the Radiative Transfer Equation is used to create a synthetic data base on wave conditions within hurricanes. The results indicate that both the velocity of forward movement and maximum wind velocity within the storm play an important role in determining both the magnitude of the waves generated and also the spatial distribution of these waves. An equivalent fetch for hurricane wave generation which is a function of these two parameters is proposed. This concept, together with the standard JONSWAP fetch limited growth relationships, provide a simple means for estimating wave conditions within hurricanes.