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Numercial simulation of sea surface directional wave spectra under typhoon wind forcing in the South China Sea (SCS) was carreid out using the WAVEWATCH-III wave model. The simulation was run for 210 h until the Typhoon Damrey (2005) approached Vietnam. The simulated data were compared with buoy observations, which were obtained in the northwest sea area of Hainan Island. The results show that the significant wave height, wave direction, wave length and frequency spetra agree well with buoy observations. The spatial characteristics of the signifciant wave height, mean wave period, mean wave length, wave age and directional spectra depend on the relative position from the typhoon center. Also, the misalignment between local wind and wave directions were investigated.
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Biography: ZHOU Liang-ming (1976-), Male, Ph. D., Associate Professor
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Zhou, Lm., Wang, Af. & Guo, Pf. Numerical Simulation of Sea Surface Directional Wave Spectra under Typhoon Wind Forcing. J Hydrodyn 20, 776–783 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1001-6058(09)60015-9
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