Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 16, issue 12
Articles | Volume 16, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-3435-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-3435-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 16, issue 12
Development and technical paper
 | 
20 Jun 2023
Development and technical paper |  | 20 Jun 2023

Waves in SKRIPS: WAVEWATCH III coupling implementation and a case study of Tropical Cyclone Mekunu

Rui Sun, Alison Cobb, Ana B. Villas Bôas, Sabique Langodan, Aneesh C. Subramanian, Matthew R. Mazloff, Bruce D. Cornuelle, Arthur J. Miller, Raju Pathak, and Ibrahim Hoteit

Data sets

Global Drifter Program quality-controlled 6-hour interpolated data from ocean surface drifting buoys R. Lumpkin and L. Centurioni https://doi.org/10.25921/7ntx-z961

The international best track archive for climate stewardship (IBTrACS) unifying tropical cyclone data, version 4 K. R. Knapp, H. J. Diamond, J. P. Kossin, M. C. Kruk, and C. J. Schreck https://doi.org/10.25921/82ty-9e16

Model code and software

SKRIPS Model v2.0b (v2.0b) Rui Sun https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7972577

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Short summary
In this work, we integrated the WAVEWATCH III model into the regional coupled model SKRIPS. We then performed a case study using the newly implemented model to study Tropical Cyclone Mekunu, which occurred in the Arabian Sea. We found that the coupled model better simulates the cyclone than the uncoupled model, but the impact of waves on the cyclone is not significant. However, the waves change the sea surface temperature and mixed layer, especially in the cold waves produced due to the cyclone.
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