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The observed analysis on the wave spectra of Hurricane Juan (2003)

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Hurricane Juan provides an excellent opportunity to probe into the detailed wave spectral patterns and spectral parameters of a hurricane system, with enough wave spectral observations around Juan’s track in the deep ocean and shallow coastal water. In this study, Hurricane Juan and wave observation stations around Juan’s track are introduced. Variations of wave composition are discussed and analyzed based on time series of one-dimensional frequency spectra, as well as wave steepness around Juan’s track: before, during, and after Juan’s passing. Wave spectral involvement is studied based on the observed one-dimensional spectra and two-dimensional spectra during the hurricane. The standardization method of the observed wave spectra during Hurricane Juan is discussed, and the standardized spectra show relatively conservative behavior, in spite of the huge variation in wave spectral energy, spectral peak, and peak frequency during this hurricane. Spectral widths’ variation during Hurricane Juan are calculated and analyzed. A two-layer nesting WW3 model simulation is applied to simulate the one-dimensional and two-dimensional wave spectra, in order to examine WW3’s ability in simulating detailed wave structure during Hurricane Juan.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Coastal Disaster and Defense, Ministry of Education, College of Harbour, Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    Fumin Xu & Thuy Duyen Bui Thi

  2. Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, B2Y 4A2, Canada

    Will Perrie

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Foundation item: The National Natural Science Foundation of China under contract No. 50779015; the National Key Technology R&D Program of China under contract No. 2012BAB03B01.

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Xu, F., Bui Thi, T.D. & Perrie, W. The observed analysis on the wave spectra of Hurricane Juan (2003). Acta Oceanol. Sin. 33, 112–122 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13131-014-0560-0

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