Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-2811-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-2811-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 10
Development and technical paper
 | 
25 May 2023
Development and technical paper |  | 25 May 2023

Enhanced ocean wave modeling by including effect of breaking under both deep- and shallow-water conditions

Yue Xu and Xiping Yu

Data sets

National Centers for Environmental Information (NOAA) ETOPO 2022 15 Arc-Second Global Relief Model https://doi.org/10.25921/fd45-gt74

Model code and software

Enhanced Ocean Wave Modeling by Including Effect of Breaking under Both Deep- and Shallow-Water Conditions - code files Y. Xu and X. Yu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7047221

Enhanced Ocean Wave Modeling by Including Effect of Breaking under Both Deep- and Shallow-Water Conditions - input files of the controlled normal condition cases Y. Xu and X. Yu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7047234

Enhanced Ocean Wave Modeling by Including Effect of Breaking under Both Deep- and Shallow-Water Conditions - input files of hurricane Ivan case Y. Xu and X. Yu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7047240

Enhanced Ocean Wave Modeling by Including Effect of Breaking under Both Deep- and Shallow-Water Conditions - input files of hurricane Katrina case Y. Xu and X. Yu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7047244

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Short summary
An accurate description of the wind energy input into ocean waves is crucial to ocean wave modeling, and a physics-based consideration of the effect of wave breaking is absolutely necessary to obtain such an accurate description, particularly under extreme conditions. This study evaluates the performance of a recently improved formula, taking into account not only the effect of breaking but also the effect of airflow separation on the leeside of steep wave crests in a reasonably consistent way.
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