Applicability evaluation of ERA5 wind and wave reanalysis data in the South China Sea

Wind and wave data are essential in climatological and engineering design applications.In this study,data from 15 buoys located throughout the South China Sea(SCS)were used to evaluate the ERA5 wind and wave data.Applicability assessment are beneficial for gaining insight into the reliability of the ERA5 data in the SCS.The bias range between the ERA5 and observed wind-speed data was-0.78-0.99 m/s.The result indicates that,while the ERA5 wind-speed data underestimation was dominate,the overestimation of such data existed as well.Additionally,the ERA5 data underestimated annual maximum wind-speed by up to 38%,with a correlation coefficient>0.87.The bias between the ERA5 and observed significant wave height(SWH)data varied from-0.24 to 0.28 m.And the ERA5 data showed positive SWH bias,which implied a general underestimation at all locations,except those in the Beibu Gulf and centralwestern SCS,where overestimation was observed.Under extreme conditions,annual maximum SWH in the ERA5 data was underestimated by up to 30%.The correlation coefficients between the ERA5 and observed SWH data at all locations were greater than 0.92,except in the central-western SCS(0.84).The bias between the ERA5 and observed mean wave period(MWP)data varied from-0.74 to 0.57 s.The ERA5 data showed negative MWP biases implying a general overestimation at all locations,except for B1(the Beibu Gulf)and B7(the northeastern SCS),where underestimation was observed.The correlation coefficient between the ERA5 and observed MWP data in the Beibu Gulf was the smallest(0.56),and those of other locations fluctuated within a narrow range from 0.82 to 0.90.The intercomparison indicates that during the analyzed time-span,the ERA5 data generally underestimated wind-speed and SWH,but overestimated MWP.Under non-extreme conditions,the ERA5 wind-speed and SWH data can be used with confidence in most regions of the SCS,except in the central-western SCS.

基于ERA5海浪再分析数据的风浪涌浪分离方法

为了探究和分析海浪中的主要成分,本文基于ERA5海浪再分析数据,依据能量因子分离风、涌浪的原理,研究了风、涌浪的平均波周期与风速的分布规律。利用最小二乘拟合方法,提出了一种分离风、涌浪的方法,并将其命名为TU方法。通过将TU方法与波龄方法进行比较分析,验证TU方法的可行性和可靠性。结果显示:在本文的研究区域中,TU方法与波龄方法识别风浪的正确率为98.57%和98.55%,TU方法与波龄方法识别涌浪的正确率为78.9%和65.1%,表明根据风速与平均波周期2个参数识别涌浪,TU方法效果比波龄方法更好。对高度计等缺少风向信息情况下分离风浪与涌浪有着重要的意义。