Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.3264
Publisher DOI: 10.3390/w13020167
Title: Future changes in wave conditions at the German Baltic Sea coast based on a hybrid approach using an ensemble of regional climate change projections
Language: English
Authors: Dreier, Norman 
Nehlsen, Edgar  
Fröhle, Peter 
Rechid, Diana 
Bouwer, Laurens M. 
Pfeifer, Susanne 
Keywords: REMO; EURO-CORDEX; SWAN; wind–wave correlations; regional climate change projections; average wave conditions; extreme wave events; model spread; variability; uncertainty
Issue Date: 2-Jan-2021
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Source: Water 13 (2): 167 (2021-01-02)
Abstract (english): 
In this study, the projected future long-term changes of the local wave conditions at the German Baltic Sea coast over the course of the 21st century are analyzed and assessed with special focus on model agreement, statistical significance and ranges/spread of the results. An ensemble of new regional climate model (RCM) simulations with the RCM REMO for three RCP forcing scenarios was used as input data. The outstanding feature of the simulations is that the data are available with a high horizontal resolution and at hourly timesteps which is a high temporal resolution and beneficial for the wind–wave modelling. A new data interface between RCM output data and wind–wave modelling has been developed. Suitable spatial aggregation methods of the RCM wind data have been tested and used to generate input for the calculation of waves at quasi deep-water conditions and at a mean water level with a hybrid approach that enables the fast compilation of future long-term time series of significant wave height, mean wave period and direction for an ensemble of RCM data. Changes of the average wind and wave conditions have been found, with a majority of the changes occurring for the RCP8.5 forcing scenario and at the end of the 21st century. At westerly wind-exposed locations mainly increasing values of the wind speed, significant wave height and mean wave period have been noted. In contrast, at easterly wind-exposed locations, decreasing values are predominant. Regarding the changes of the mean wind and wave directions, westerly directions becoming more frequent. Additional research is needed regarding the long-term changes of extreme wave events, e.g., the choice of a best-fit extreme value distribution function and the spatial aggregation method of the wind data.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11420/8562
DOI: 10.15480/882.3264
ISSN: 2073-4441
Journal: Water 
Other Identifiers: doi: 10.3390/w13020167
Institute: Wasserbau B-10 
Document Type: Article
Project: Digital Earth project 
Publikationsfonds 2021 
More Funding information: Helmholtz Association
License: CC BY 4.0 (Attribution) CC BY 4.0 (Attribution)
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