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Evaluating the effects of water circulation on the modeling of wave propagation on the Southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula
| dc.contributor.author | Mills, Lara | |
| dc.contributor.author | Garzon, Juan L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Martins, Flávio | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-04T21:17:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-04T21:17:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-11-25 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Simulating wave propagation is crucial for forecasting processes offshore and near the coast. Many operational wave models consider only atmospheric and wave forcing as boundary conditions. However, waves and currents are interdependent, and simulating their interaction is crucial for accurately representing wave propagation. This study examines the influences of the current velocity and water levels on waves on the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. These forcing elements were simulated by a 3D hydrodynamic model (MOHID) and included in the Simulating WAves Nearshore (SWAN) model. The standalone SWAN model was calibrated and validated by comparing results of significant wave height, mean wave direction, and peak period with in situ observations. Then, the effects of water levels and current velocities on wave propagation were assessed by forcing the SWAN model with water levels as well as current velocities extracted from different depths: the surface layer and depth-averaged velocities from the surface down to 10 m, 20 m, and the full water column. The results revealed that incorporating the current velocity and water levels from MOHID into the SWAN model reduced the root mean square error (RMSE) between 1.6% and 27.6%. The most accurate results were achieved with model runs that included both the current velocity from the surface layer and water levels. Opposing currents resulted in increases in wave height, whereas following currents resulted in decreases in wave height. This work presents novel results on the effects of hydrodynamics on wave propagation along the southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula, a region of key importance for the blue economy. | eng |
| dc.description.sponsorship | This research was funded by the Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology (FCT) to CIMA (grant number UID/00350/2025 CIMA: https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/00350/2025) and ARNET (grant number LA/P/0069/2020); CEEC INST. (10.54499/CEECINST/00146/2018/CP1493/CT0012); the EU-H2020 NAUTILOS project (grant number 101000825), and the EU-HEUROPE THETIDA project (grant number 101095253). Data Availability Statement | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/jmse13122246 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2077-1312 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/28045 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | |
| dc.publisher | MDPI | |
| dc.relation | Centre for Marine and Environmental Research | |
| dc.relation | Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network | |
| dc.relation | New Approach to Underwater Technologies for Innovative, Low-cost Ocean obServation | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Wave modeling | |
| dc.subject | Wave–current interaction | |
| dc.subject | SWAN | |
| dc.subject | MOHID | |
| dc.subject | SW Iberia | |
| dc.title | Evaluating the effects of water circulation on the modeling of wave propagation on the Southern coast of the Iberian Peninsula | eng |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Centre for Marine and Environmental Research | |
| oaire.awardTitle | Aquatic Research Infrastructure Network | |
| oaire.awardTitle | New Approach to Underwater Technologies for Innovative, Low-cost Ocean obServation | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FMAR%2F00350%2F2019/PT | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/LA%2FP%2F0069%2F2020/PT | |
| oaire.awardURI | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/101000825/EU | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 12 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 2246 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Journal of Marine Science and Engineering | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 13 | |
| oaire.fundingStream | 6817 - DCRRNI ID | |
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| oaire.fundingStream | H2020 | |
| oaire.version | http://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85 | |
| person.familyName | Mills | |
| person.familyName | Garzon | |
| person.familyName | Martins | |
| person.givenName | Lara | |
| person.givenName | Juan L. | |
| person.givenName | Flávio | |
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| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-0730-9700 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-7641-4144 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-9863-6255 | |
| person.identifier.rid | U-2673-2018 | |
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| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871 | |
| project.funder.identifier | http://doi.org/10.13039/501100008530 | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| project.funder.name | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia | |
| project.funder.name | European Commission | |
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