Wave climate and energy resources in the Mariana Islands from a 42-year high-resolution hindcast

Li, Ning; García Medina, Gabriel; Yang, Zhaoqing; Cheung, Kwok Fai; Hitzl, David; Chen, Yi-Leng

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2023.05.093

Wave climate and energy resources in the Mariana Islands from a 42-year high-resolution hindcast

Journal Article · Wed May 24 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · Renewable Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.05.093· OSTI ID:1988413

^[1]; García Medina, Gabriel ^[2]; ^[3]; Cheung, Kwok Fai ^[1]; Hitzl, David ^[1]; Chen, Yi-Leng ^[1]

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); University of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)

We report a high-resolution wave hindcast from 1979 to 2020 was developed for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which are influenced by mesoscale and synoptic weather systems from the western Pacific Rim to the Central Pacific. The spectral wave modeling utilized structured global and unstructured regional grids with improved resolution in nearshore waters, where wave resources development is most feasible. The hindcast demonstrates its capability in capturing multi-modal seas through reproduction of bulk and partitioned wave parameters derived from altimetry and buoy measurements. The local wave climate is influenced by the year-round trade winds and tropical cyclones as well as seasonal monsoons, frontal systems, and mid-latitude high- and low-pressure systems. The strong intra-annual variation of the significant wave height and power flux reflects transitions between local and distant weather systems, which account for the diverse wave conditions comprised of short-period wind waves, intermediate-period seas, and long-period swells around the islands. Among the Pacific island regions, spectral partitioning is particularly important for describing the dominant wave components by period and direction with pertinent information conducive to energy resources characterization and coastal zone management in the Mariana Islands.

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Research Organization:: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Water Power Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-76RL01830

OSTI ID:: 1988413

Report Number(s):: PNNL-SA-180279

Journal Information:: Renewable Energy, Journal Name: Renewable Energy Vol. 215; ISSN 0960-1481

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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