Storm Energy Flux Characterization along the Mediterranean Coast of Andalusia (Spain)

被引：36

作者：

Molina, Rosa ^{[1
]}

Manno, Giorgio ^{[2
]}

Lo Re, Carlo ^{[2
]}

Anfuso, Giorgio ^{[1
]}

Ciraolo, Giuseppe ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cadiz, Fac Marine & Environm Sci, Dept Earth Sci, Poligono Rio San Pedro S-N, Puerto Real 11510, Spain

[2] Univ Palermo, Dept Engn, Viale Sci,Bd 8, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

来源：

WATER | 2019年 / 11卷 / 03期

关键词：

energy flux; storm classification; stormy year; coastal erosion; Andalusia coast; INTENSITY SCALE; WAVE CLIMATE; ATLANTIC; MANAGEMENT; EROSION;

D O I：

10.3390/w11030509

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

This paper investigates wave climate and storm characteristics along the Mediterranean coast of Andalusia, for the period 1979-2014, by means of the analysis of wave data on four prediction points obtained from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Normally, to characterize storms, researchers use the so-called "power index". In this paper, a different approach was adopted based on the assessment of the wave energy flux of each storm, using a robust definition of sea storm. During the investigated period, a total of 2961 storm events were recorded. They were classified by means of their associated energy flux into five classes, from low- (Class I) to high-energetic (Class V). Each point showed a different behavior in terms of energy, number, and duration of storms. Nine stormy years, i.e., years with a high cumulative energy, were recorded in 1980, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2010, and 2013.

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