Oceanography at coastal scales: Introduction to the special issue on results from the EU FP7 FIELD_AC project

Sánchez-Arcilla, Agustín; Wolf, Judith ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4129-8221; Monbaliu, Jaak. 2014 Oceanography at coastal scales: Introduction to the special issue on results from the EU FP7 FIELD_AC project. Continental Shelf Research, 87. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2014.01.023

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2014.01.023

Abstract/Summary

The high-resolution and coupled forecasting of wind, waves and currents in restricted coastal domains offer a number of important challenges; these limit the quality of predictions, in the present state-of-the-art. This paper presents the main results obtained for such coastal domains, with reference to a variety of modelling suites and observing networks for: a) Liverpool Bay; b) German Bight; c) Gulf of Venice; and d) the Catalan coast. All of these areas are restricted domains, where boundary effects play a significant role in the resulting inner dynamics. This contribution addresses also the themes of the other papers in this Special Issue, ranging from observations to simulations. Emphasis is placed upon the physics controlling such restricted areas. The text deals also with the transfer to end-users and other interested parties, since the requirements on resolution, accuracy and robustness must be linked to their applications. Finally, some remarks are included on the way forward for coastal oceanography and the synergetic combination of in-situ and remote measurements, with high-resolution 3D simulations.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2014.01.023
ISSN:	02784343
Additional Keywords:	Coastal oceanography; Domain boundaries; Interactions and coupling; High resolution modelling; Waves and currents; Land discharge
Date made live:	18 Feb 2014 15:26 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504900

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2014.01.023

ISSN:

02784343

Additional Keywords:

Coastal oceanography; Domain boundaries; Interactions and coupling; High resolution modelling; Waves and currents; Land discharge

Date made live:

18 Feb 2014 15:26 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504900