P. Lionello et al., On the correct surface stress for the prediction of the wind wave field and the storm surge in the Northern Adriatic Sea, NUOV CIM C, 21(5), 1998, pp. 515-532
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
NUOVO CIMENTO DELLA SOCIETA ITALIANA DI FISICA C-GEOPHYSICS AND SPACE PHYSICS
This paper discusses which formulation of the surface stress over the sea d
etermines the most accurate prediction of the wind wave field and storm sur
ge in the Northern Adriatic Sea. The study shows that the results of the st
orm surge and wind wave models, when compared to the available observations
, can be used for the validation of the surface stress and of the expressio
n adopted for the ssr (sea surface roughness). The results are representati
ve of short fetch and young wind sea conditions. The agreement between the
results and the measurements shows the feasibility of the wind wave and sto
rm surge predictions in the Adriatic Sea and supports the dependence of the
ssr, and, therefore, of the surface stress, on the spectrum of the surface
wave.