An ocean wind-wave climatology for the Southern Brazilian Shelf. Part I: Problem presentation and model validation

Geomorphological features and sparse visual wave measurements, presented in previous works, point out to the possible existence of alongshore wave energy gradients over the Southern Brazilian Shelf (SBS). After describing the two numerical models utilized and the model grids and settings, the present study evaluated the proposed validation of the basin-scale results against orbital altimetry and the regional-scale results against the two...