Extreme waves in present and future climates using physics-based synthetic tropical cyclones in the Gulf of Mexico.
- National Energy Technology Laboratory
Historically, extreme waves have been the most destructive force in the Gulf of Mexico, destroying and damaging thousands of offshore structures. The American Petroleum Institute has revised its design criteria for offshore platforms several times over the decades, as new data continues to become available, showing that data for our present climate is insufficient. This problem is exacerbated in a changing climate. By using synthetic physics-based tropical cyclones to force a third-generation wave model, we can generate adequate statistics for present and future climates. These simulations have been completed using Joule Supercomputer.
- Research Organization:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory - Energy Data eXchange; NETL
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
- OSTI ID:
- 2217544
- Report Number(s):
- 7c80fc6a-5d98-4182-a4ae-56c12a66ae75
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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