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| 9th Plinius Conference on Mediterranean Storms |
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Information - PLC12 Sea Waves & Coastal Hazards
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Event Information |
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Wind waves, as water waves generated by wind in the oceans and in the enclosed seas, are the major present hazard to navigation and the main source of damage and loss of lives on the coastal environment. Their generation, although basically understood, is still a matter of debate, as it is their dissipation in the open sea due to the white-capping regularly observed under the action of wind. Approaching the shallow coastal areas, other processes become relevant and affect the wave characteristics.
All these processes are regularly taken into account within the operational wave models that produce reliable forecasts at the global level, and with better details al the local level. The accuracy of these models is surprisingly good, and wave models are nowadays an essential tool for safety reason, navigation planning and for the long term design of any sea structure.
Within the Mediterranean Storms conference we aim to convey to the audience a flavour of the possibilities offered by the present wave models and their results, illustrating practical applications, especially close to the coasts, but addressing also the case and possibility of the popularly called “monster waves”, i.e. the sudden appearance in the ocean of single wave whose height is much larger than the other close by ones and what can be expected from the wave linear theory.
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Preliminary List of Solicited Speakers |
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