TOMAWAC: A prediction model for offshore and nearshore storm waves

Michel Benoit, Frederic Marcos, Francoise Becq

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Abstract

The simulation of the storm of January 25, 1990 with TOMAWAC exhibits excellent comparison with WAM-Cycle 4 for large and intermediate water depth and favorable agreement with bouy data. Compared to the WAM model, the analysis of results shows the same trends which is not surprising as the source terms of TOMAWAC were selected. For the nearshore area, TOMAWAC introduces great improvements due to better description of the spatial domain and a more complete modeling of swallow water effects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages1316-1321
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1997
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1997 27th Congress of the International Association of Hydraulic Research, IAHR. Part D - San Francisco, CA, USA
Duration: 10 Aug 199715 Aug 1997

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1997 27th Congress of the International Association of Hydraulic Research, IAHR. Part D
CitySan Francisco, CA, USA
Period10/08/9715/08/97

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