Numerical Analysis of Wave and Hydrodynamic Models for Energy Balance and Primitive Equations

A numerical analysis of wave and hydrodynamic models is used to investigate the influence of WAve and Storm Surge (WASS) in the regional and coastal zones. The numerical analyzed system consists of the WAve Model Cycle 4 (WAMC4) and the Princeton Ocean Model (POM) which used to solve the energy balance and primitive equations respectively. The results of both models presented the incorporated surface wave in the regional zone affected the coastal storm surge zone. Specifically, the results indicated that the WASS generally under the approximation is not only the peak surge but also the coastal water level drop which can also cause substantial impact on the coastal environment. The wave–induced surface stress affected the storm surge can significantly improve storm surge prediction. Finally, the calibration of wave module according to the minimum error of the significant wave height (Hs) is not necessarily result in the optimum wave module in the WASS analyzed system for the WASS prediction.

Authors:

• Worachat Wannawong
• Usa W. Humphries
• Prungchan Wongwises
• Suphat Vongvisessomjai
• Wiriya Lueangaram

Keywords:

• energy balance equation
• numerical analysis
• primitiveequation
• storm surge
• wave.

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