The Black Sea and Sea of Azov Wave Regime: Results of Numerical Simulation

B.V. Divinsky, R.D. Kos’yan

South Branch of P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of RAS, Gelendzhik, Russia

Abstract

The main objective of the present study is the analysis of the stormy activity in the Black Sea during the last 25 years, using the method of mathematical modeling. Based on the obtained results, it is possible to conclude that the average annual storm activity on the Black Sea increased by 10-15% for the period from 1990 to 2014. The strengthening of the eastern part of the atmospheric circulation is mostly responsible for this tendency.

Keywords

wave climate, Black Sea, mathematical modelling

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