Comparison Study of a Second-Generation and of a Third-Generation Wave Prediction Model in the Context of the SEMAPHORE Experiment
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- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- Published by American Meteorological Society in Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
- Vol. 17 (2) , 197-214
- https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0197:csoasg>2.0.co;2
Abstract
Numerical wave prediction models presently used in the meteorological institutes are still of two types: the so-called second-generation and third-generation models. In this paper, the authors present a comparison of the performance of a second-generation model—the VAG model from Météo-France—and of the third-generation WAM model. These two models have been run with similar characteristics (same wind input, same resolution). Simple tests show the differences between the behaviors of VAG and WAM in typical situations (constant wind, rotating wind). Hindcasts have been performed in the general context of the SEMAPHORE experiment. A one-month hindcast over the North Atlantic domain has been run by driving both models with the same wind fields. A comparison between the model output and the available observations, including significant wave height from satellite measurements, is presented. The results show that VAG and WAM results are in a general good agreement with the observations, but also that WA... Abstract Numerical wave prediction models presently used in the meteorological institutes are still of two types: the so-called second-generation and third-generation models. In this paper, the authors present a comparison of the performance of a second-generation model—the VAG model from Météo-France—and of the third-generation WAM model. These two models have been run with similar characteristics (same wind input, same resolution). Simple tests show the differences between the behaviors of VAG and WAM in typical situations (constant wind, rotating wind). Hindcasts have been performed in the general context of the SEMAPHORE experiment. A one-month hindcast over the North Atlantic domain has been run by driving both models with the same wind fields. A comparison between the model output and the available observations, including significant wave height from satellite measurements, is presented. The results show that VAG and WAM results are in a general good agreement with the observations, but also that WA...Keywords
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