Comparison of ECMWF-ERA5 turbulent Air-Sea Fluxes and related environmental variables to data from to the OCARINA wave following platforms
- 1Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France (said.benjeddou@mio.osupytheas.fr)
- 2CECI, Université de Toulouse III, CERFACS/CNRS, Toulouse, France
- 3OSU Institut Pythéas, CEREGE, Europôle Méditerranée, Site de l’Arbois, 13545 Aix en Provence Cedex 4, France
- 4Université de Toulon, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, MIO, Marseille, France
The ECMWF-ERA5 reanalysis is amongst the best products to access the hourly state and trend of the global Atmosphere, Wave field, and Ocean over several decades, for many scientists and in many studies. In the proposed presentation, we will compare the turbulent momentum and heat exchange flux values output from the reanalysis to corresponding estimates that were not assimilated in the model. Those estimates were computed from data collected with a wave following platform that was deployed in several basins since 2012, including the Chile-Peru upwelling region in 2014. Not only the fluxes and the bulk variables will be statistically compared, but the focus will also be laid on the sensitivity of the results to the surface current, to the proximity of coast and, where it applies, to the direction of the wind (onshore, offshore and parallel to the coast).
How to cite: Benjeddou, S., Denis Bourras, D., Dewitte, B., Luneau, C., and Fraunié, P.: Comparison of ECMWF-ERA5 turbulent Air-Sea Fluxes and related environmental variables to data from to the OCARINA wave following platforms, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-16810, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-16810, 2023.
