Implementation of a Regional Wave Measurement and Modeling System, South Shore of Long Island, New York

This paper describes the wave measurement and numerical modeling components of a regional monitoring and modeling system established for the south shore of Long Island, New York. The monitoring portion was begun in April 1998 and has produced a wealth of data on waves, currents, water level, and sou...

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Main Authors: Grosskopf, William G, Kraus, Nicholas C, Militello, Adele, Bocamazo, Lynn M
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ACCURACY
BATHYMETRY
CURRENTS
FORECASTING
INLETS(WATERWAYS)
LONG ISLAND
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEASUREMENT
MONITORING
NEARSHORE WAVES
NEW YORK
Operations Research
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
RESOLUTION
SEDIMENT TRANSPORT
SOUTH SHORE
VALIDATION
WAVES
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Summary:This paper describes the wave measurement and numerical modeling components of a regional monitoring and modeling system established for the south shore of Long Island, New York. The monitoring portion was begun in April 1998 and has produced a wealth of data on waves, currents, water level, and soundings at inlets. A directional spectral wave model incorporating nested grids with fine resolution at inlets provides an efficient and accurate means of calculating nearshore waves. Validation of the modeling system is presented, together with discussion of the managerial functions of the data and model.