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Accurate wave forecast is most needed during tropical cyclones as it has adverse effects on the entire marine activities. The present work evaluates the performance of a wave forecasting system under very severe cyclonic conditions for the Indian Ocean. The wave model results are validated separately for the deep water and shallow water using in-situ observations. Satellite altimeter observations are also utilized for validation purpose. The results show that the model performance is accurate (SI < 26% and correlation > 0.9) and consistent during very severe cyclones (categories 4 and 5). The power of the cyclone waves which hit in the eastern Indian coastal region is also analysed and it reveals that the coastal region which lies on the right side of the cyclone track receives high amount wave energy throughout the cyclone period. The study also says that the abnormal waves mostly present on the right side of the track.
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Authors wish to thank the Director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, Hyderabad, for motivation and encouragement. The in-situ data for the analysis was provided by National Institute of Ocean Technology, MoES, India. The authors wish to thank Delft Institute for Earth Oriented Space Research Radar Altimeter Data base system (http://rads.tudelft.nl/rads/rads.shtml) for providing Radar Altimeter data. Thanks are also due to Mr. Kaviyazhahu, Mr. Arun N, Mr. Jeyakumar, Mr. Ramakrishna Phani of INCOIS for their valuable help. Finally, the financial help given by the Earth System Science Organisation, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, is gratefully acknowledged. This is INCOIS contribution no. 243.
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SIRISHA, P., REMYA, P.G., BALAKRISHNAN NAIR, T.M. et al. Numerical simulation and observations of very severe cyclone generated surface wave fields in the north Indian Ocean. J Earth Syst Sci 124, 1639–1651 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12040-015-0637-y
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