The Future Northeast Atlantic Wave Energy Potential under Climate Change

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30 June 2017
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Abstract
The potential changes to the wave energy flux and wave directionality of the Northeast Atlantic region towards the end of the 21st century are examined using a two-grid WAVEWATCH III model ensemble, driven by the EC-Earth global climate model under Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. A decrease in the wave energy flux across all seasons and a change in the directionality (mean and peak wave direction) was found, with both clockwise and anticlockwise rotations of up to 10° in some regions of the Northeast Atlantic by the end of the century.
Sponsorship
Science Foundation Ireland
Type of Material
Conference Publication
Publisher
International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
Copyright (Published Version)
2017 International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
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Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Part of
Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh (2017) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference
Description
The Twenty-seventh (2017) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, San Francisco, California, 25-30 June
ISBN
978-1-880653-97-5
ISSN
1098-6189
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Mathematics and Statistics Research Collection