RT Journal Article
T1 Extreme wave height events in NW Spain: a combined multi-sensor and model approach
A1 Lorente, Pablo
A1 Sotillo, Marcos G.
A1 Aouf, Lotfi
A1 Amo Baladrón, Arancha
A1 Dalphinet, Alice
A1 Toledano, Cristina
A1 Rainaud, Romain
A1 Alfonso, Marta de
A1 Piedracoba, Silvia
A1 Basañez Mercader, Ana María
A1 García Valdecasas, José María
A1 Pérez Muñuzuri, Vicente
A1 Álvarez Fanjul, Enrique
K1 Remote sensing
K1 HF radar
K1 Altimetry
K1 Satellite
K1 Waves
K1 Forecasting
K1 Validation
K1 Skill
K1 Assessment
AB The Galician coast (NW Spain) is a region that is strongly influenced by the presence oflow pressure systems in the mid-Atlantic Ocean and the periodic passage of storms that give riseto severe sea states. Since its wave climate is one of the most energetic in Europe, the objectives ofthis paper were twofold. The first objective was to characterize the most extreme wave height eventsin Galicia over the wintertime of a two-year period (2015–2016) by using reliable high-frequencyradar wave parameters in concert with predictions from a regional wave (WAV) forecasting systemrunning operationally in the Iberia-Biscay-Ireland (IBI) area, denominated IBI-WAV. The secondobjective was to showcase the application of satellite wave altimetry (in particular, remote-sensedthree-hourly wave height estimations) for the daily skill assessment of the IBI-WAV model product.Special attention was focused on monitoring Ophelia—one of the major hurricanes on record inthe easternmost Atlantic—during its 3-day track over Ireland and the UK (15–17 October 2017).Overall, the results reveal the significant accuracy of IBI-WAV forecasts and prove that a combinedobservational and modeling approach can provide a comprehensive characterization of severe waveconditions in coastal areas and shows the benefits from the complementary nature of both systems.
PB MDPI
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22806
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/22806
LA eng
NO Lorente, P.; Sotillo, M.G.; Aouf, L.; Amo-Baladrón, A.; Barrera, E.; Dalphinet, A.; Toledano, C.; Rainaud, R.; De Alfonso, M.; Piedracoba, S.; Basañez, A.; García-Valdecasas, J.M.; Pérez-Muñuzuri, V.; Álvarez-Fanjul, E. Extreme Wave Height Events in NW Spain: A Combined Multi-Sensor and Model Approach. Remote Sens. 2018, 10, 1
NO The authors also would like to thank the support by Interreg Atlantic Area project MyCOAST (EAPA 285/2016) co-funded by the ERDF (EU)
DS Minerva
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