Swell Conditions at Potential Sites for the Colombian Antarctic Research Station

Serguei Lonin, Wilson A. Rios-Angulo and Jairo Coronado
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Serguei Lonin: Escuela Naval de Cadetes “Almirante Padilla”, Armada de Colombia, Cartagena de Indias 130001, Colombia
Wilson A. Rios-Angulo: Escuela Naval de Cadetes “Almirante Padilla”, Armada de Colombia, Cartagena de Indias 130001, Colombia
Jairo Coronado: Researcher, Barranquilla 080020, Colombia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: The objective of this paper was to characterize swell conditions in the coastal zone of the South Shetland Islands, where our preliminary analyses evaluated potential locations for the Colombian scientific station. The Simulating Waves Nearshore (SWAN) spectral model was implemented for the Bransfield Strait. The boundary conditions were selected by a cluster analysis of the wave climate from global hindcasting obtained with the WAVEWATCH III model. Some comparisons between the model and wavemeter measurements were made. The results demonstrated that optimal sea state conditions for the scientific base are present in the South Bay, Livingston Island.

Keywords: Antarctic Station; Bransfield Strait; South Shetland Islands; swell; wave model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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