. Extreme weather events have significant impacts on coastal human activities and related economy. In this scenario the forecast of sea storms and wave run-up events is a challenging goal to mitigate the wave effects on shores, piers and coastal structures. To do this, we used a computational model chain based on both community and ad hoc developed numerical models in an operational context to evaluate the beach inundation levels. At this aim, we compared the results of simulated and 5 observed wave run-up levels on a micro-tidal beach located on the northern Tyrrhenian Sea. The offshore wave simulations have been performed by WaveWatch III model, implemented by Campania Center for Marine and Atmospheric Monitoring and Modelling (CCMMMA) - University of Naples Parthenope, which were used as initial conditions for run-up calculations using different formulas. The validation of the simulated waves was done with different observation systems. The offshore wave simulations were matched with remote sensing data, while the run-up levels calculated with different formulas were compared 10 with observations taken from a video camera system. The usual statistical errors were taken as a measurement of the modelling system capability to properly simulate the beach run-up during a storm.
WAVE RUN-UP PREDICTION AND OBSERVATION IN A MICRO-TIDAL BEACH
Di Luccio, Diana
;Benassai, Guido;Budillon, Giorgio;Mucerino, Luigi;Montella, Raffaele;Pugliese Carratelli, Eugenio
2018-01-01
Abstract
. Extreme weather events have significant impacts on coastal human activities and related economy. In this scenario the forecast of sea storms and wave run-up events is a challenging goal to mitigate the wave effects on shores, piers and coastal structures. To do this, we used a computational model chain based on both community and ad hoc developed numerical models in an operational context to evaluate the beach inundation levels. At this aim, we compared the results of simulated and 5 observed wave run-up levels on a micro-tidal beach located on the northern Tyrrhenian Sea. The offshore wave simulations have been performed by WaveWatch III model, implemented by Campania Center for Marine and Atmospheric Monitoring and Modelling (CCMMMA) - University of Naples Parthenope, which were used as initial conditions for run-up calculations using different formulas. The validation of the simulated waves was done with different observation systems. The offshore wave simulations were matched with remote sensing data, while the run-up levels calculated with different formulas were compared 10 with observations taken from a video camera system. The usual statistical errors were taken as a measurement of the modelling system capability to properly simulate the beach run-up during a storm.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
