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A review of wave climate and prediction along the Spanish Mediterranean coast
1Laboratori d'Enginyeria Marítima (LIM/UPC), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
2Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL), Natural Environment Research Council, Liverpool, UK
Abstract. This paper reviews the characterization of wave storms along the Spanish/Catalan Mediterranean coast. It considers the "physical" and "statistical" description of wave parameters and how they are affected by the prevailing meteo patterns and the sharp gradients in orography and bathymetry. The available field data and numerically simulated wave fields are discussed from this perspective. The resulting limits in accuracy and predictability are illustrated with specific examples. This allows deriving some conclusions for both short-term operational predictions and a long-term climatic assessment.
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Citation: Sánchez-Arcilla, A., González-Marco, D., and Bolaños, R.: A review of wave climate and prediction along the Spanish Mediterranean coast, Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 8, 1217-1228, doi:10.5194/nhess-8-1217-2008, 2008. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
