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A wave refraction computation in the Gulf of Genoa

Berechnung der Wellenrefraktion im Golf von Genua

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A numerical ray model of surface gravity wave refraction was applied to a coastal area of the Gulf of Genoa. A series of refraction diagrams was computed by means of wave data recorded at a moored oil-platform which operates 1.5 miles off the harbour of Genoa. The numerical calculations provided wave energy concentration effects near the city of Savona where coastal structures and beaches are often damaged during storm surges.p

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Ein numerisches Strahl-Modell der Oberflächen-Schwerewellenrefraktion wird auf das Küstengebiet des Golf von Genua angewendet. Es wurde eine Serie von Refraktionsdiagrammen aus Wellendaten, die auf einer in 1,5 Meilen vom Hafen von Genua entfernten Ölplattform registriert worden sind, berechnet. Die numerischen Berechnungen bestimmten Auswirkungen der Wellenenergiekonzentration nahe der Stadt Savona, wo Küstenanlagen von stürmischen Wogen oft beschädigt werden.

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  1. Istituto di Scienze Fisiche, Università di Genova, Viale Benedetto XV, 5, I-16132, Genova, Italy

    L. Papa

  2. Via Luigi Corsi 6/7, I-17100, Savona, Italy

    R. Bertola

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Papa, L., Bertola, R. A wave refraction computation in the Gulf of Genoa. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl. A. 32, 181–189 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02272723

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