Articles | Volume 16, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-6515-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-6515-2023
Model description paper
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14 Nov 2023
Model description paper |  | 14 Nov 2023

Ocean wave tracing v.1: a numerical solver of the wave ray equations for ocean waves on variable currents at arbitrary depths

Trygve Halsne, Kai Håkon Christensen, Gaute Hope, and Øyvind Breivik

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Surface waves that propagate in oceanic or coastal environments get influenced by their surroundings. Changes in the ambient current or the depth profile affect the wave propagation path, and the change in wave direction is called refraction. Some analytical solutions to the governing equations exist under ideal conditions, but for realistic situations, the equations must be solved numerically. Here we present such a numerical solver under an open-source license.
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