Danubius International Conferences, 16th International Conference on European Integration - Realities and Perspectives
Wind and Wave Offshore and Nearshore Regime in Constanta Area
Last modified: 2021-05-12
Abstract
The climate regime of the Black Sea Coast is considerably affected by the natural and constructed physiographic conditions as regards the thermal and dynamical aspect, by modifying the thermal balance and changing the roughness of the underlying surface. Under the circumstances, there is a considerable variability of the atmospheric circulation regime. Therefore, the recorded winds have a high degree of instability, direction and speed-wise. The wave regime is associated with the wind regime, presenting specificities of the wave field generated by the wind, especially in the shore area, under the strong incidence of specific local characteristics (the direction of the winds as well as their duration and intensity). The evaluation of the marine meteorological and hydrological regime as well as the multi-annual average conditions in the area of interest required the use of data provided by the European Center for Medium Term Forecast (ECMWF), namely the results of the WAM model for the Black Sea, as well as data obtained from visual field observations. Data have also been obtained through an EMSO-Euxinus / GEOECOMAR buoy. The INCDM in Constanta has also obtained such data using a perspectometer. The statistical results obtained according to measurements of the daily wind direction highlight the influence of coastal topography and its role for the distribution of wind and waves.
Acknowledgments: This work is supported by the project “ANTREPRENORDOC”, in the framework of Human Resources Development Operational Programme 2014-2020, financed from the European Social Fund under the contract number 36355/23.05.2019 HRD OP /380/6/13 – SMIS Code: 123847.