The "shallow-waterness" of the wave climate in European coastal regions
Peer reviewed, Journal article
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https://hdl.handle.net/1956/19420Utgivelsesdato
2017-07-20Metadata
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- Geophysical Institute [1228]
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-589-2017Sammendrag
In contrast to deep water waves, shallow water waves are influenced by bottom topography, which has consequences for the propagation of wave energy as well as for the energy and momentum exchange between the waves and the mean flow. The ERA-Interim reanalysis is used to assess the fraction of wave energy associated with shallow water waves in coastal regions in Europe. We show maps of the distribution of this fraction as well as time series statistics from eight selected stations. There is a strong seasonal dependence and high values are typically associated with winter storms, indicating that shallow water wave effects can occasionally be important even in the deeper parts of the shelf seas otherwise dominated by deep water waves.