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Typhoon-induced wind waves in the northern East China Sea during two typhoon events: the impact of wind field and wave-current interaction

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We examined the influences of the wind field and wave-current interaction (WCI) on the numerical simulation results of typhoon-induced wind waves in the northern East China Sea (NECS) using the coupled Simulating Waves Nearshore+Advanced Circulation (SWAN+ADCIRC) model. The simulations were performed during two typhoon events (Lekima and Muifa), and two widely used reanalysis wind fields, the Climate Forecast System Version 2 (CFSv2) from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and the fifth-generation European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Reanalysis (ERA5), were compared. The results indicate that the ERA5 and CFSv2 wind fields both reliably reproduced the wind variations measured by in-situ buoys, and the accuracy of the winds from ERA5 were generally better than those from CFSv2 because CFSv2 tended to overestimate the wind speed and the simulated significant wave height (SWH), particularly the peak SWH. The WCI effects between the two wind field simulations were similar; these effects enhanced the SWH throughout the nearshore NECS during both typhoons but suppressed the SWH on the right side of the Typhoon Muifa track in the deep and offshore sea areas. In summary, variations in the water depth and current propagation direction dominate the modulation of wave height.

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The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Acknowledgment

This study gained supported from the Oceanographic Data Center, Institute of Oceanography, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS). The authors are grateful to the contributions from the ADCIRC+SWAN model developed by the ADCIRC development team. Many thanks are given to the High Performance Computing Center, IOCAS, for providing technical support, and the Oceanographic Data Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASODC) (http://msdc.qdio.ac.cn), for the data service. Moreover, the data materials from ECMWF ERA5, NCEP CFSv2, GEBCO, CMA, and JMA are also very much appreciated.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Ocean Circulation and Waves, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Zhao Li, Shuiqing Li, Yijun Hou, Dongxue Mo, Jian Li & Baoshu Yin

  2. Laboratory for Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266237, China

    Shuiqing Li, Yijun Hou, Dongxue Mo & Baoshu Yin

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Zhao Li, Yijun Hou, Jian Li & Baoshu Yin

  4. Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Zhao Li, Shuiqing Li, Yijun Hou, Dongxue Mo, Jian Li & Baoshu Yin

  5. North China Sea Marine Forecasting Center of State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266061, China

    Jian Li

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. U1706216, 41976010, 42006027, U1806227), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China (No. ZR2016DQ16), the Key Deployment Project of Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nos. COMS2019J02, COMS2019J05), the Chinese Academy of Sciences Strategic Priority Project (Nos. XDA19060202, XDA19060502), and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC1402000)

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Li, Z., Li, S., Hou, Y. et al. Typhoon-induced wind waves in the northern East China Sea during two typhoon events: the impact of wind field and wave-current interaction. J. Ocean. Limnol. 40, 934–949 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-021-1089-7

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