Assimilation of decomposed in situ directional wave spectra into a numerical wave model of typhoon waves

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 73 - 80
• Main Authors: Fan, Y. M, Günther, H, Kao, C. C, Lee, B. C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 09.01.2014; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Accuracy; Assimilation; Case studies; Data assimilation; Earth; Mathematical models; Partitions; Spectra; Typhoons; Taiwan

The purpose of this study was to enhance the accuracy of numerical wave forecasts through data assimilation during typhoon periods. A sequential data assimilation scheme was modified to enable its use with partitions of directional wave spectra. The performance of the system was investigated with re...