Abstract
A wave forecasting system based on the third generation model WAVEWATCH III was developed by MeteoGalicia (Regional Meteorological Office of Galicia). During 2005 two implementations of the wave forecasting system were operational, running daily to perform a wave forecast at different scales for the next 96 h. In the initial implementation, wave generation was calculated using the global NCEP/NOAA (National Center for Environmental Prediction) GFS (Global Forecast System) and MeteoGalicia ARPS (Advanced Regional Prediction System) 10-m wind forcing as input. New improvements to this system were introduced in spring 2005 using only GFS wind forcing. The influence on wave forecasting of these two different wind inputs is analysed in detail and results are compared with one year field data from the Puertos del Estado-Clima Marítimo (PE-CM) deep water buoys network.
Acknowledgements
Financial support by Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia and Xunta de Galicia under projects ESEOO and PLATERIAS, respectively (VEM2003-20577-C14-12 and PGIDIT03TAM60401PR) is gratefully acknowledged. The author also wishes to thank Puertos del Estado-Clima Marítimo (PE-CM) for data supply and support.
Notes
† Also at Group of Nonlinear Physics. University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.