Synoptic Study on Forecasting Large Swell Waves along the Eastern Coast of Korea Using the Operational System

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ABSTRACT Ha, T.; Park, C.; Yoon, J., and Heo, K.-Y., 2016. Synoptic study on forecasting large swell waves along the eastern coast of Korea using the operational system. In: Vila-Concejo, A.; Bruce, E.; Kennedy, D.M., and McCarroll, R.J. (eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Coastal Symposium (Sydney, Australia). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 75, pp. 1102 - 1106. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. In recent years, the eastern coast of Korea has been experiencing frequent large swell waves during winter. These waves, occasionally higher than 3 m, rarely occurred until recently and now cause severe casualties, damage to coastal structures, and extensive beach erosion along the eastern coast of the country. Therefore, the urgency for appropriately predicting large swell waves affecting these areas has increased. A convenient forecasting source is a numerical wave prediction system running in an operational mode. Since 2009, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOS...