The impact of sea surface currents in wave power potential modeling

Zodiatis, George; Galanis, George; Kallos, George; Nikolaidis, Andreas; Kalogeri, Christina; Liakatas, Aristotelis; Stylianou, Stavros

doi:10.1007/s10236-015-0880-4

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“…Wave-current interaction has been a topic of many studies recently (Ardhuin et al, 2008;Mellor, 2003Mellor, , 2008Mellor, , 2011Kumar et al, 2012;Michaud et al, 2012;Zodiatis et al, 2015). Mellor (2003Mellor ( , 2005Mellor ( , 2008 extended the radiation stress formulation based on the linear wave theory of Longuet-Higgins and Stewart (1964).…”

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Coupling of wave and circulation models in coastal–ocean predicting systems: a case study for the German Bight

Staneva¹,

Wahle²,

Günther³

et al. 2016

Ocean Sci.

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Abstract. This study addresses the impact of coupling between wave and circulation models on the quality of coastal ocean predicting systems. This is exemplified for the German Bight and its coastal area known as the Wadden Sea. The latter is the area between the barrier islands and the coast. This topic reflects the increased interest in operational oceanography to reduce prediction errors of state estimates at coastal scales, which in many cases are due to unresolved non-linear feedback between strong currents and wind waves. In this study we present analysis of wave and hydrographic observations, as well as results of numerical simulations. A nestedgrid modelling system is used to produce reliable nowcasts and short-term forecasts of ocean state variables, including waves and hydrodynamics. The database includes ADCP observations and continuous measurements from data stations. The individual and combined effects of wind, waves and tidal forcing are quantified. The performance of the forecast system is illustrated for the cases of several extreme events. The combined role of wave effects on coastal circulation and sea level are investigated by considering the wavedependent stress and wave breaking parameterization. Also the response, which the circulation exerts on the waves, is tested for the coastal areas. The improved skill of the coupled forecasts compared to the non-coupled ones, in particular during extreme events, justifies the further enhancements of coastal operational systems by including wave effects in circulation models.

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confidence: 99%

Coupling of wave and circulation models in coastal–ocean predicting systems: a case study for the German Bight

Staneva¹,

Wahle²,

Günther³

et al. 2016

Ocean Sci.

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“…In addition to the downscaled ocean data, the quality of the wind estimate is found to be critical in reproducing both the oil evaporation and the slick motion toward the coast. Zodiatis et al (2015) assess the impact of sea surface currents on surface waves, and in particular on wave energy potential. The study is conducted over a coastal area of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in a downscaled domain from the CMEMS (Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service) ocean estimates.…”

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Science in support of coastal ocean forecasting—part 1

2017

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“…These days, the energy providers are found to be the biggest wellspring of pollution within the atmosphere. There are numerous sorts of destructive results which come about because of the procedure of conversion of the fossil fuels into energy [65]. Some of these incorporate water pollution, air pollution, increase in the solid waste emulated by the human illness and land degradation.…”

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“…The conversion process of the wave power is maybe the minimum meddlesome of all the technologies associated with the renewable energy. Wave power is found to be ecologically friendly [65]. It doesn't make any waste, does not have any carbon dioxide emanations or other foundation of pollutants, there is no visual impact, noise pollution and hence, it doesn't undermine marine life.…”

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Easing Climate Change with Recent Wave Energy Technologies

Zullah¹,

Jae-Ung²,

Lee³

2016

J Fundam Renewable Energy Appl

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More than 80% of electric power production throughout the world originates from the fossil fuelled plants. In accordance with the anticipation for increase in the demand for electricity, there is certainly a need to determine a new method to utilize renewable sources for extracting electric energy through renewable sources. In today's world, the supply of renewable electric energy is found to be one of the significant priorities within numerous parts of the world. The significant proof of this incorporates the last agreement at Marrakech 2002 and the Kyoto declaration during 1997. Both the US and EU have already developed their focus on the future emissions of greenhouse gases. It should be noted that ocean waves makes a representation of a significant source of unexplored renewable energy. Within the EU, the potential of wave energy has been conservatively estimated as 120-190 TWh per year within offshores emulated by some additional 34-46 TWh per year within near shore locations. Moreover, such anticipations rely on presumptions of energy and technology cost. And, the genuine resource would get to be notably larger. In this particular case, it can be found to be a challenging task for converting such boundless energies within the ocean waves to the electric energy. However, a considerable attention should be paid to the economic constraints for the purpose of approaching future production of sustainable electric power production for the future. This study will discuss relevant aspects for the climate change which is found to be a global threat to the entire world. For this it is quite obvious that one of the significant cause of this is the emission of carbon within the atmosphere. For this global threat, there are numerous causes and one among them includes the emission of greenhouse gas as mentioned earlier. The study will also discuss as to how wave energy can be used to allow prevention of the carbon emissions within the atmosphere. Other than that, there would be appropriate discussions on the energy devices, policies, and protocols, regional and international developments.

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The impact of sea surface currents in wave power potential modeling

Cited by 9 publications

References 65 publications

Coupling of wave and circulation models in coastal–ocean predicting systems: a case study for the German Bight

Coupling of wave and circulation models in coastal–ocean predicting systems: a case study for the German Bight

Science in support of coastal ocean forecasting—part 1

Easing Climate Change with Recent Wave Energy Technologies

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