FORECASTING OCEANOGRAPHIC CONDITIONS TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY IN THE COASTAL REGIONS OF THE BLACK AND AZOV SEAS

Developing a coastal hazard prediction system in ice-infested waters – Part 1: High-resolution regional wave modeling in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence

Abstract. This study is the first of a two-part paper that summarizes the development of a prototype coastal hazard prediction system providing short-term (+48 h) forecasts of the total water level (TWL) at 50 m resolution for the province of Quebec, Eastern Canada. In this first part, the implementation of the offshor...

Numerical Modelling of the Barotropic Tides in the Gulf of Aden

The Gulf of Aden (GA) is a strategically dynamic water basin linking the Red Sea basin with the Arabian Sea via the Bab el Mandeb Strait. In spite of its importance for oil transportation globally and regional hydrodynamics, tidal propagation remains relatively understudied. Thus, in this study, a depth-averaged 2D bar...

STUDY OF INTERNAL TIDE CHARACTERISTICS IN THE EASTERN ARABIAN SEA USING OBSERVATIONS AND NUMERICAL MODELS

Freshening of the Barents Sea during the recent decade and its impact on the outflow of dense waters

Dense water formed in the shallow Barents Sea feeds the deep branch of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and is therefore an important part of the global climate system. The properties of dense waters in the Barents Sea are sensitive to the temperature and salinity of Atlantic Water (AW) advected into the...

Metocean study for the planning of the FSRU terminal: a case study at the Estonian coast of the Gulf of Finland

Metocean extreme-value assessment is a necessary input for the planning of coastal and offshore energy infrastructure, particularly in semi-enclosed basins where wind, waves, sea level, and currents vary strongly over short spatial scales. This study provides a site-specific metocean characterization for the planned...

Toward an Improved Understanding of the Antarctic Coastal Zone and Its Contribution to Future Global Sea Level

Understanding the coastal zone of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS), where it interacts with the Southern Ocean and warmer air masses, is crucial for predicting Antarctica's influence on the global climate and sea level. This region has multiple tipping mechanisms that could trigger large, rapid, and potentially irreversib...