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Following publications have been announced by our department Hydrodynamics and Data Assimilation. For further information please contact Dr Joanna Staneva, author and co-author of the publications:

Sanchez-Arcilla, A., Staneva, J., Cavaleri, L., Badger, M., Bidlot, J., Sorensen, J.T., Hansen, L.B., Martin, A., Saulter, A., Espino, M., Miglietta, M.M., Mestres, M., Bonaldo, D., Pezzutto, P., Schulz-Stellenfleth, J., Wiese, A., Larsen, X., Carniel, S., Bolaños, R., Abdalla, S., & Tiesi, A. (2021): CMEMS-Based Coastal Analyses: Conditioning, Coupling and Limits for Applications. Front. Mar. Sci. 8:604741, doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.604741

Abstract:

Recent advances in numerical modeling, satellite data, and coastal processes, together with the rapid evolution of CMEMS products and the increasing pressures on coastal zones, suggest the timeliness of extending such products toward the coast. The CEASELESS EU H2020 project combines Sentinel and in-situ data with high-resolution models to predict coastal hydrodynamics at a variety of scales, according to stakeholder requirements. These predictions explicitly introduce land discharges into coastal oceanography, addressing local conditioning, assimilation memory and anisotropic error metrics taking into account the limited size of coastal domains. This article presents and discusses the advances achieved by CEASELESS in exploring the performance of coastal models, considering model resolution and domain scales, and assessing error generation and propagation. The project has also evaluated how underlying model uncertainties can be treated to comply with stakeholder requirements for a variety of applications, from storm-induced risks to aquaculture, from renewable energy to water quality. This has led to the refinement of a set of demonstrative applications, supported by a software environment able to provide met-ocean data on demand. The article ends with some remarks on the scientific, technical and application limits for CMEMS-based coastal products and how these products may be used to drive the extension of CMEMS toward the coast, promoting a wider uptake of CMEMS-based predictions.

 

Staneva, J.,  Grayek, S., Behrens, A., & Günther, H. (2021):  GCOAST: Skill assessments of coupling wave and circulation models (NEMO-WAM). Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 1730, 01207I, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1730/1/012071

Abstract:

The coupling of models is a commonly used approach when addressing the complex interactions between different components of the Earth system. This study presents the development of a new, high -resolution, coupled ocean and wave model system for the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, which is part of the Geestacht COAstal model SysTem GCOAST. We focus on the nonlinear feedback between strong tidal currents and wind -waves, which can no longer be ignored, in particular in the coastal zone where its role seems to be dominant. The proposed coupling parameterisations account for the feedback between of the upper ocean on the atmospheric circulation by accounting for the effects of the sea level, and ocean temperature and salinity. A focus is given on the newly implemented parameterisations that consider the effect of non-liner contribution and the component transfer of the momentum and energy fluxes from the atmosphere to the ocean thought the waves interface. Sensitivity experiments are performed to estimate the role of different wave-ocean coupling components. The performance of the coupled modelling system is illustrated for the cases of several extreme events. For example, the inclusion of wave coupling changes sea surface temperature, the mixing and ocean circulation and the total sea level leading to better agreement with in -situ and satellite observations. The model comparisons with data from satellite altimeter and in-situ observations showed that the use of the fully coupled system reduces the errors, especially under severe storm conditions.

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