Hydrodynamic measurements and modeling in the coastal regions of Northern Oman

Chitrakar, Prerana; Baawain, Mahad; Sana, Ahmad; Al‐Mamun, Abdullah

doi:10.1007/s40722-020-00161-z

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“…Along the Arabian Peninsula, seawater quality is deteriorating due to anthropogenic and natural effects [12]. Although studies based on field measurements of hydrodynamic and water quality parameters in the Persian Gulf or the Sea of Oman are scarce, many numerical modeling studies have been carried out in the past two decades [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. To calibrate or validate the hydrodynamic model, most of these studies used tidal elevations that are generally available from the relevant public authorities.…”

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Baseline Measurements of Waves and Currents along the Coast of Oman

Sana,

Chitrakar,

Baawain

et al. 2023

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The coast of Oman is undergoing huge coastal developments in order to realize Oman Vision 2040, covering all the strategic sectors. Historical data of coastal hydrodynamic parameters is scarce, even though its importance for properly designed coastal structures is recognized. In the present study, Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCP) were deployed at eleven locations along the coast of Oman. These locations were selected based on their strategic importance for the country. The duration of the deployments were between 60 and 265 days. The measured data of the waves and currents were collected and analyzed using equipment-specific software and Excel. The significant wave heights can reach 2 m along the whole coast of Oman. The southern coast is dominated by swells. The maximum to significant wave height ratio is approximately 1.5, which is less than the value of 2 obtained using the Rayleigh distribution. The coastal currents are stronger along the southern coast than those along the northern coast. The range of current magnitude is between 0.02 m/s and 0.8 m/s. This baseline study will help the public authorities in establishing permanent hydrodynamic measurement stations along the coast of Oman. Moreover, these measurements will serve the practicing engineers in designing coastal structures along the coast of Oman.

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Baseline Measurements of Waves and Currents along the Coast of Oman

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Chitrakar,

Baawain

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Baseline Measurements of Waves and Currents along the Coast of Oman

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Chitrakar²,

Baawain³

et al. 2023

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The coast of Oman is observing huge coastal developments to materialize Oman Vision 2040 covering all the strategic sectors. Historical data of coastal hydrodynamic parameters is scarce, even though its importance for a proper design of coastal structures is recognized. Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers were deployed at eleven locations along the coast of Oman. These locations were selected based on their strategic importance for the country. The duration of deployment was from 60 to 265 days. The measured data of waves and current were collected and analyzed using the equipment-specific software and Excel. The significant wave heights can reach 2m along the whole coast of Oman. The southern coast is dominated by the swells. The maximum to significant wave height ratio is approximately 1.5 which is less than a value of 2 obtained using Rayleigh distribution. The coastal currents are stronger along the southern coast than those along the northern coast. The range of current magnitude is from 0.02 m/s to 0.8 m/s. This baseline study will help the public authorities in establishing permanent hydrodynamic measurement stations along the coast of Oman. Moreover, these measurements will serve the practicing engineers in designing coastal structures along the coast of Oman.

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