Course content
The course includes theory classes and hands-on training, and is divided into two days of six hours each (9:00 am to 5:00 pm) as follows
Day 1 (6.0 hours)
9:00 am to 11:30 am
Ocean-wave downscaling general theory (0.5 h).
SWAN model use in real coastal projects. Examples, limits and couple with other models (0.5 h).
GUI overall introduction (1.5 h).
11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Coffee break
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Training 1. Stationary run with one JONSWAP wave spectra (1.5 h).
- Wave and wind forcing general overview.
- Constant wind field
- Sensitivity analysis
- My first wave propagation maps
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Lunch time
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Training 2. Non-stationary run with multiple wave spectra (2.0 h).
- Spatial variation of wind fields
- Spatial variation of wave fields
- Validation job using real measurements
Day 2 (6.0 hours)
9:00 am to 11:30 am
Ocean-wave HYBRID downscaling general theory (1.0 h).
Training 3. Coastal zone hybrid reanalysis: Atlantic zone (2.0 h).
- Wave and wind clustering general overview.
- Wave hindcast reconstruction in coastal zones.
- Wave climate products.
11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Coffee break
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Training 4. Coastal zone hybrid reanalysis: Mediterranean zone (2.0 h).
- Wave and wind clustering general overview.
- Wave hindcast reconstruction in coastal zones.
- Wave climate products.
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Lunch time
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Training 5. UNSWAN: unstructured mesh for wave hindcast in the coast (2.0 h).
- Advantages and disadvantages of unstructured meshes, general overview.
- Spatial variation of wind fields using unstructured meshes.
- Spatial variation of wave fields unstructured meshes.
- Wave hindcast reconstruction in coastal zones.
- Validation job using real measurements.