Abstract:
This paper utilizes the wind field data at a height of 10 meters provided by the WRF model to drive the third-generation wave model SWAN for wave simulation, successfully simulating the wave scenario under the impact of Typhoon “Amphan”. The simulation results of the wind field and wave field are compared and verified with the observational results from the HY-2B satellite scatterometer data and the Jason-3 satellite altimeter. The comparison shows that the WRF model can well simulate the development, evolution, and landfall process of Typhoon “Amphan”, providing detailed wind field driving for the SWAN model to simulate the typhoon waves in the Bay of Bengal. This result is used to further study the characteristics of Stokes drift induced by waves during the Typhoon “Amphan” in the Bay of Bengal in 2020. The results show that the typhoon generated intense cyclonic activity and huge typhoon waves in the study area, with maximum wind speeds reaching 65 m/s, the lowest atmospheric pressure at 940 hPa, and the maximum significant wave height up to 16 m. The Stokes drift caused by the typhoon waves exceeded 0.9 m/s, with the Stokes influence depth surpassing 20 m, and the maximum Stokes transport reaching 7 m²/s. Furthermore, the spatial distribution of the 10 m wind speed, significant wave height, Stokes drift speed, Stokes influence depth, and Stokes transport during the typhoon period is highly related to the path of the typhoon. The distribution along the path of the typhoon shows a clear transverse asymmetry, with the intensity on the right side of the typhoon path being greater than on the left.