Evaluation of in-situ wind speed and wave height measurements against reanalysis data for the Greek Seas

 
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2018 (EL)

Evaluation of in-situ wind speed and wave height measurements against reanalysis data for the Greek Seas (EN)

HATZAKI, MARIA
SIFNIOTI, DAFNI
SOUKISSIAN, TAKVOR
POULOS, SERAFEIM
NASTOS, PANAGIOTIS

ERA-Interim, ECMWF’s reanalysis product, includes wave and atmospheric characteristics, with high temporal and spatial scale, providing more information on the marine state. Even though their assimilation process has been validated and verified in numerous studies, their performance in more local scales is still under examination. This research focuses on the evaluation of performance of ERA-Interim reanalysis datasets in the Greek Seas for wind and wave characteristics in comparison to POSEIDON buoy data. The results prove fair to good correlation for wave height (r = 0.67-0.94) and wind speed (r= 0.71-0.83) and different error statistics per sub-region. The upper 10% analysis shows an underestimate of 10-15% for wind speed and wave height from ERA-Interim in relation to the buoy measurements. The ERA-Interim and the buoy monthly means and standard deviations are also presented and discussed according to seasonal patterns. The results of the study are compared to other researches of wave hindcasting and wind reanalysis data for the Greek Seas and globally. It is shown that ERA-Interim products could be regarded as representative for the Greek Seas, although their application should be made with caution regarding the assessment of extreme conditions (i.e. given in analyses of upper percentiles) and especially at nearshore locations due to complex coastline configuration enhanced by the great number of islands. (EN)

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Poseidon Buoys (EN)
ERA-Interim reanalysis products (EN)
Aegean Sea (EN)
Ionian Sea (EN)
Wind Speed-Direction and Wave Height-Direction (EN)


Mediterranean Marine Science

Αγγλική γλώσσα

2018-01-17


Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (EN)

1791-6763
1108-393X
Mediterranean Marine Science; Τόμ. 18 Αρ. 3 (2017); 486-503 (EL)
Mediterranean Marine Science; Vol. 18 No. 3 (2017); 486-503 (EN)

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