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Model evaluation paper
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25 Mar 2025
Model evaluation paper |  | 25 Mar 2025

A new global high-resolution wave model for the tropical ocean using WAVEWATCH III version 7.14

Axelle Gaffet, Xavier Bertin, Damien Sous, Héloïse Michaud, Aron Roland, and Emmanuel Cordier

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Abdolali, A., Roland, A., Van Der Westhuysen, A., Meixner, J., Chawla, A., Hesser, T. J., Smith, J. M., and Sikiric, M. D.: Large-scale hurricane modeling using domain decomposition parallelization and implicit scheme implemented in WAVEWATCH III wave model, Coast. Eng., 157, 103656, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coastaleng.2020.103656, 2020. a, b, c, d, e, f
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This study presents a new global wave model that improves predictions of sea states in tropical areas by using a high-resolution grid and corrected wind fields. The model is validated globally with satellite data and nearshore using in situ data. The model allows for the first time direct comparisons with in situ data collected at 10–30 m water depth, which is very close to shore due to the steep slope usually surrounding volcanic islands.
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