Data-driven rolling model for global wave height
<p>Significant wave height (SWH) is crucial for many human activities, such as marine navigation, offshore operations, and coastal management. Traditionally, SWH is modeled using numerical wave models, which, while accurate, are computationally intensive and constrained by incomplete physical...
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| author | X. Wang X. Wang X. Wang J. Wang W. Lu C. Dong H. Qin H. Jiang H. Jiang H. Jiang |
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| description | <p>Significant wave height (SWH) is crucial for many human activities, such as marine navigation, offshore operations, and coastal management. Traditionally, SWH is modeled using numerical wave models, which, while accurate, are computationally intensive and constrained by incomplete physical representations of wave spectral evolution. This study introduces a simple global deep-learning-based model for SWH, which uses the current SWH field and the wind field at the next time step as inputs to predict the SWH field at the next time step. This approach mirrors the rolling prediction strategy of numerical wave models. After training on a reanalysis dataset, the errors of the model accumulate lightly with time when given a good initial field because no spectral information is used. However, after accumulating for <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 200 h, the errors stabilize, remaining comparable to those of state-of-the-art numerical wave models. Additionally, the error accumulation can be mitigated through the assimilation of altimeter measurements. This deep learning model can not only serve as an efficient surrogate for traditional numerical wave models with respect to SWH but also provide a baseline for statistical modeling of global SWH due to its simplicity in inputs and outputs.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj-art-eef44d49be7e4896b6b1cde15628f0f12025-08-20T03:47:13ZengCopernicus PublicationsGeoscientific Model Development1991-959X1991-96032025-08-01185101511410.5194/gmd-18-5101-2025Data-driven rolling model for global wave heightX. Wang0X. Wang1X. Wang2J. Wang3W. Lu4C. Dong5H. Qin6H. Jiang7H. Jiang8H. Jiang9College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaLaboratory for Regional Oceanography and Numerical Modeling, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, ChinaShenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences, Shenzhen, ChinaSchool of Artificial Intelligence, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, ChinaSchool of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, ChinaSchool of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, ChinaShenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences, Shenzhen, ChinaCollege of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaLaboratory for Regional Oceanography and Numerical Modeling, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, ChinaShenzhen Research Institute, China University of Geosciences, Shenzhen, China<p>Significant wave height (SWH) is crucial for many human activities, such as marine navigation, offshore operations, and coastal management. Traditionally, SWH is modeled using numerical wave models, which, while accurate, are computationally intensive and constrained by incomplete physical representations of wave spectral evolution. This study introduces a simple global deep-learning-based model for SWH, which uses the current SWH field and the wind field at the next time step as inputs to predict the SWH field at the next time step. This approach mirrors the rolling prediction strategy of numerical wave models. After training on a reanalysis dataset, the errors of the model accumulate lightly with time when given a good initial field because no spectral information is used. However, after accumulating for <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 200 h, the errors stabilize, remaining comparable to those of state-of-the-art numerical wave models. Additionally, the error accumulation can be mitigated through the assimilation of altimeter measurements. This deep learning model can not only serve as an efficient surrogate for traditional numerical wave models with respect to SWH but also provide a baseline for statistical modeling of global SWH due to its simplicity in inputs and outputs.</p>https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/5101/2025/gmd-18-5101-2025.pdf |
| spellingShingle | X. Wang X. Wang X. Wang J. Wang W. Lu C. Dong H. Qin H. Jiang H. Jiang H. Jiang Data-driven rolling model for global wave height Geoscientific Model Development |
| title | Data-driven rolling model for global wave height |
| title_full | Data-driven rolling model for global wave height |
| title_fullStr | Data-driven rolling model for global wave height |
| title_full_unstemmed | Data-driven rolling model for global wave height |
| title_short | Data-driven rolling model for global wave height |
| title_sort | data driven rolling model for global wave height |
| url | https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/5101/2025/gmd-18-5101-2025.pdf |
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