Numerical Simulation of Sea Current and Wave in the South China Sea under High Wind Speed of Tropical Cyclone
With the numerical sea current and wave model, the sea current and wave in the South China Sea under the actions of the tropical cyclone high wind speed were numerically simulated. In simulating the sea current, the parameterization scheme of the sea surface wind stress drag coefficient with wave deepness and the impact of the wave radiation stress gradient were both applied. In simulating the sea wave, the sea current impact was also considered. Comparisons between the simulation result and observed data show that it is feasible to simulate the sea current and wave forced by the strong wind of the tropical cyclone over the South China Sea with the numerical models. It also reveals that the sea current simulation has a close relationship with the parameterization scheme of the sea surface wind stress drag coefficient; moreover, the numerical simulation is more reasonable after considering the sea current impact.