Field observation site for air-sea interactions in tropical cyclones

AV Babanin; GG Wake; J McConochie

Conference Proceedings

Field observation site for air-sea interactions in tropical cyclones

AV Babanin, GG Wake, J McConochie

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering OMAE | AMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2016-54570

Abstract

Accurate predictions of winds, waves and currents within extreme tropical cyclones are critical for shipping, offshore oil and gas, ports and harbours, coastal erosion, tourism and fishing. The paper will describe a unique field observation programme intended to gather in situ data about air-sea interactions in tropical cyclones. The site has been established on the Woodside-operated North Rankin Complex, an offshore gas production facility located off the north-west coast of Western Australia. The facility is multi-purpose. It will assist Woodside to manage platform operations during the cyclone season and to make advances in the estimate of extreme wave crest heights for platform loading w..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Alexander Babanin Author

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Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

We are thankful to Stan Stroud, Vadim Anokhin, Steve Buchan, John Masters (author of the diagram in Figure 3) for their critical contributions and persistent efforts in establishing the North Rankin site. AVB acknowledges support of the Australian Research Council through Discovery grant DP130100227 and the US Office of Naval Research through grant N00014-13-1-0278.