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03 Mar 2015
Wind variability in a coastal area (Alfacs Bay, Ebro River delta)
P. Cerralbo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Maritime Engineering Laboratory, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (LIM/UPC), c./Escar, 6, 08039 Barcelona, Spain
M. Grifoll
International Centre of Coastal Resources Research, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (CIIRC/UPC), c./Jordi Girona, 1–3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Maritime Engineering Laboratory, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (LIM/UPC), c./Escar, 6, 08039 Barcelona, Spain
J. Moré
Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (SMC), c./Berlín, 38–46, 08029 Barcelona, Spain
M. Bravo
Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (SMC), c./Berlín, 38–46, 08029 Barcelona, Spain
A. Sairouní Afif
Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya (SMC), c./Berlín, 38–46, 08029 Barcelona, Spain
M. Espino
International Centre of Coastal Resources Research, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (CIIRC/UPC), c./Jordi Girona, 1–3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Maritime Engineering Laboratory, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (LIM/UPC), c./Escar, 6, 08039 Barcelona, Spain
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Short summary
Wind spatial heterogeneity in a coastal area (Alfacs Bay, northwestern Mediterranean Sea) is described using a set of observations and modelling results. Observations during 2012–2013 reveal that both N–NW winds and sea breezes appear to be affected by the local orography promoting high wind variability in relatively short spatial scales. The importance of wind models’ spatial resolution is also assessed and used to describe the spatial variability of the typical winds in the region.
Wind spatial heterogeneity in a coastal area (Alfacs Bay, northwestern Mediterranean Sea) is...
