Spatial structure of directional wave spectra in hurricanes

Verfasser / Beitragende:
[Bernardo Esquivel-Trava, Francisco Ocampo-Torres, Pedro Osuna]
Ort, Verlag, Jahr:
2015
Enthalten in:
Ocean Dynamics, 65/1(2015-01-01), 65-76
Format:
Artikel (online)
ID: 605546355
LEADER caa a22 4500
001 605546355
003 CHVBK
005 20210128100940.0
007 cr unu---uuuuu
008 210128e20150101xx s 000 0 eng
024 7 0 |a 10.1007/s10236-014-0791-9  |2 doi 
035 |a (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10236-014-0791-9 
245 0 0 |a Spatial structure of directional wave spectra in hurricanes  |h [Elektronische Daten]  |c [Bernardo Esquivel-Trava, Francisco Ocampo-Torres, Pedro Osuna] 
520 3 |a The spatial structure of the wave field during hurricane conditions is studied using the National Data Buoy Center directional wave buoy data set from the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The buoy information, comprising the directional wave spectra during the passage of several hurricanes, was referenced to the center of the hurricane using the path of the hurricane, the propagation velocity, and the radius of the maximum winds. The directional wave spectra were partitioned into their main components to quantify the energy corresponding to the observed wave systems and to distinguish between wind-sea and swell. The findings are consistent with those found using remote sensing data (e.g., Scanning Radar Altimeter data). Based on the previous work, the highest waves are found in the right forward quadrant of the hurricane, where the spectral shape tends to become uni-modal, in the vicinity of the region of maximum winds. More complex spectral shapes are observed in distant regions at the front of and in the rear quadrants of the hurricane, where there is a tendency of the spectra to become bi- and tri-modal. The dominant waves generally propagate at significant angles to the wind direction, except in the regions next to the maximum winds of the right quadrants. Evidence of waves generated by concentric eyewalls associated with secondary maximum winds was also found. The frequency spectra display some of the characteristics of the JONSWAP spectrum adjusted by Young (J Geophys Res 111:8020, 2006); however, at the spectral peak, the similarity with the Pierson-Moskowitz spectrum is clear. These results establish the basis for the use in assessing the ability of numerical models to simulate the wave field in hurricanes. 
540 |a Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 
690 7 |a Hurricane generated waves  |2 nationallicence 
690 7 |a Directional wave spectrum  |2 nationallicence 
700 1 |a Esquivel-Trava  |D Bernardo  |u CICESE, Departamento de Oceanografía Física, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, B.C., México  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Ocampo-Torres  |D Francisco  |u CICESE, Departamento de Oceanografía Física, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, B.C., México  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Osuna  |D Pedro  |u CICESE, Departamento de Oceanografía Física, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, B.C., México  |4 aut 
773 0 |t Ocean Dynamics  |d Springer Berlin Heidelberg  |g 65/1(2015-01-01), 65-76  |x 1616-7341  |q 65:1<65  |1 2015  |2 65  |o 10236 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-014-0791-9  |q text/html  |z Onlinezugriff via DOI 
898 |a BK010053  |b XK010053  |c XK010000 
900 7 |a Metadata rights reserved  |b Springer special CC-BY-NC licence  |2 nationallicence 
908 |D 1  |a research-article  |2 jats 
949 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |F NATIONALLICENCE  |b NL-springer 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 856  |E 40  |u https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-014-0791-9  |q text/html  |z Onlinezugriff via DOI 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Esquivel-Trava  |D Bernardo  |u CICESE, Departamento de Oceanografía Física, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, B.C., México  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Ocampo-Torres  |D Francisco  |u CICESE, Departamento de Oceanografía Física, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, B.C., México  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 700  |E 1-  |a Osuna  |D Pedro  |u CICESE, Departamento de Oceanografía Física, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, B.C., México  |4 aut 
950 |B NATIONALLICENCE  |P 773  |E 0-  |t Ocean Dynamics  |d Springer Berlin Heidelberg  |g 65/1(2015-01-01), 65-76  |x 1616-7341  |q 65:1<65  |1 2015  |2 65  |o 10236