Garmashov A. Wind-wave characteristics of the Black Sea

The thesis is devoted to the wind-wave characteristics of the Black Sea in modern climatic period (1979 - 2008). As the main source of information was used data of atmospheric re-analysis JRA for the period of 1979 - 2008, which was adjusted by measurement data of wind, carried on the fixed offshore platform located in Karkinitsky Bay since 1996. Characteristics of wind waves of the Black Sea were obtained by numerical simulation based on the SWAN wave model and adjusted data of atmospheric re-analysis JRA from 1979 to 2008. The author suggests the zoning of the Black Sea on the basis of the wave characteristics, which specifies the existing options for the modern climatic period. Moreover, the regime and extreme wind characteristics for different parts of the Black Sea are defined based on the research of spatial and temporal variability of the wind climate of the Black Sea, obtained by the re-analysis of the JRA and field measurements of the wind speed and direction. As a result, the regime and extreme wind-wave characteristics for different parts of the Black Sea were received on the basis of the space-time variability of wind waves of the sea, calculated by the wave model SWAN for 1979 - 2008 years.