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Numerical simulation and preliminary analysis of typhoon waves during three typhoons in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea

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In this study, typhoon waves generated during three typhoons (Damrey (1210), Fung-wong (1416), and Chan-hom (1509) in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea were simulated in a simulating waves nearshore (SWAN) model, and the wind forcing was constructed by combining reanalyzed wind data with a Holland typhoon wind model. Various parameters, such as the Holland fitting parameter (B) and the maximum wind radius (R), were investigated in sensitivity experiments in the Holland model that affect the wind field construction. Six different formulations were considered and the parameters determined by comparing the simulated wind results with in-situ wind measurements. The key factors affecting wave growth and dissipation processes from deep to shallow waters were studied, including wind input, whitecapping, and bottom friction. Comparison with in-situ wave measurements suggested that the KOMEN scheme (wind input exponential growth and whitecapping energy dissipation) and the JONSWAP scheme (dissipation of bottom friction) resulted in good reproduction of the significant wave height of typhoon waves. A preliminary analysis of the wave characteristics in terms of wind-sea and swell wave revealed that swell waves dominated with the distance of R to the eye of the typhoon, while wind-sea prevailed in the outer region up to six to eight times the R values despite a clear misalignment between wind and waves. The results support the hypothesis that nonlinear wave-wave interactions may play a key role in the formation of wave characteristics.

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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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The data set is provided by marine scientific data center, IOCAS, China. The numerical work is supported by the High-Performance Computing Center, IOCAS, China.

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

    Ning Wang, Yijun Hou & Shuiqing Li

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

    Ning Wang, Yijun Hou & Shuiqing Li

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

    Ning Wang & Yijun Hou

  4. Laboratory for Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China

    Yijun Hou & Shuiqing Li

  5. Numerical Simulation Division, North China Sea Marine Forecasting Center of Ministry of Natural Resources, Qingdao, 266000, China

    Rui Li

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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. U1706216, 41606024, 41506023), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2016YFC1402000, 2018YFC1407003), the CAS Strategic Priority Project (No. XDA19060202), the NSFC Innovative Group Grant Project (No. 41421005), and the NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund for Marine Science Research Centers Grant (No. U1406402)

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Wang, N., Hou, Y., Li, S. et al. Numerical simulation and preliminary analysis of typhoon waves during three typhoons in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. J. Ocean. Limnol. 37, 1805–1816 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-019-8260-4

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