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A coupled-mode, phase-resolving model for the transformation of wave spectrum over steep 3D topography: Parallel-architecture implementation

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A coupled-mode, phase-resolving model for the transformation of wave spectrum over steep 3D topography: Parallel-architecture implementation (EN)
Athanassoulis, GA (EN)
Gerostathis, ThP (EN)
Belibassakis, KA (EN)
journalArticle (EN)
2014-03-01T01:27:39Z
2008 (EN)
The problem of transformation of the directional spectrum of an incident wave system over an intermediate-depth region of strongly varying 3D bottom topography is studied in the context of linear theory. The consistent coupled-mode model, developed by Athanassoulis and Belibassakis (J. Fluid Mech. 389, pp. 275-301 (1999)) and extended to three dimensions by Belibassakis et al. (Appl. Ocean Res. 23(6), pp. 319-336 (2001)) is exploited for the calculation of the linear transfer function, connecting the incident wave with the wave conditions at each point in the field. This model is fully dispersive and takes into account reflection, refraction, and diffraction phenomena, without any simplification apart the standard intermediate-depth linearization. The present approach permits the calculation of spectra of all interesting wave quantities (e.g., surface elevation, velocity, pressure) at every point in the liquid domain. The application of the present model to realistic geographical areas requires a vast amount of calculations, calling for the exploitation of advanced computational technologies. In this work, a parallel implementation of the model is developed, using the message passing programming paradigm on a commodity computer cluster. In that way, a direct numerical solution is made feasible for an area of 25 km2 over Scripps and La Jolla submarine canyons in Southern California, where a large amount of wave measurements are available. A comparison of numerical results obtained by the present model with fiem measurements of free-surface frequency spectra transformation is presented, showing excellent agreement. The present approach can be extended to treat weakly nonlinear waves, and it can be further elaborated for studying wave propagation over random bottom topography. Copyright © 2008 by ASME. (EN)
Engineering, Ocean (EN)
Engineering, Mechanical (EN)
Directional spectrum (dS) (EN)
Computational technologies (EN)
Modal analysis (EN)
United States (EN)
bottom topography (EN)
Geometrical optics (EN)
Incident waves (EN)
spectral analysis (EN)
ocean wave (EN)
Parallel implementations (EN)
North America (EN)
Spectrum (EN)
San Diego (EN)
Geographical areas (EN)
Wave spectrum (EN)
Topography (EN)
Numerical solutions (EN)
Computer clustering (EN)
Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions (EN)
wave dispersion (EN)
Bottom topography (EN)
wave reflection (EN)
Linear transfer function (LTF) (EN)
Linear theories (EN)
Three-dimensional (3D) topography (EN)
Parallel Architecture (EN)
Three dimensional (EN)
measurement method (EN)
submarine canyon (EN)
wave modeling (EN)
linearity (EN)
wave diffraction (EN)
Numerical methods (EN)
Transfer functions (EN)
La Jolla (EN)
Engineering geology (EN)
SPECTRA (CO) (EN)
California (EN)
Diffraction phenomenon (EN)
Standards (EN)
Wave conditions (EN)
Parallel programming (EN)
Surface elevations (EN)
Message passing (EN)
wave propagation (EN)
Three dimensions (EN)
Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering (EN)
English
ASME-AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENG (EN)
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