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Waves in SKRIPS: WAVEWATCH III coupling implementation and a case study of Tropical Cyclone Mekunu
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA
Alison Cobb
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA
Ana B. Villas Bôas
Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado, USA
Sabique Langodan
Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Aneesh C. Subramanian
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Matthew R. Mazloff
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA
Bruce D. Cornuelle
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA
Arthur J. Miller
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA
Raju Pathak
Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim Hoteit
Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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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.
In this work, we integrated the WAVEWATCH III model into the regional coupled model SKRIPS. We...
