1. 15 Priorities for Wind-Waves Research: An Australian Perspective
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Ron Hoeke, Dirk P. Rijnsdorp, Ryan J. Lowe, Neal Moodie, Stewart C. R. Allen, Stefan Zieger, Andrew Pomeroy, David Farr, João Albuquerque, David Hanslow, Frank Colberg, Kristen D. Splinter, David Provis, Gundula Winter, Colin Whittaker, Jake Shayer, Diana J. M. Greenslade, Karina Tarbath, Greg Hibbert, Daniel Ierodiaconou, Daniel Taylor, Ruth Reef, Francois Dufois, Roger Proctor, Greg Stuart, Michael L. Banner, Grant Millar, Alexander V. Babanin, Hayden Marcollo, David J. Williams, Jiangtao Xu, Hannah E. Power, Martin Rutherford, Mitchell D. Harley, Nick Cartwright, Craig Steinberg, Guilherme Vieira da Silva, Charitha Pattiaratchi, Ian R. Young, Aihong Zhong, Jana Orszaghova, Tim Moltmann, Amin Chabchoub, Craig Earl-Spurr, Ian L. Turner, Graham Symonds, Jason McConochie, Yasha Hetzel, John A. T. Bye, Moritz Wandres, Darshani Thotagamuwage, Jonathan van Hazel, Qingxiang Liu, Darrell Strauss, Joao Morim, Russel P. Morison, Nicole L. Jones, Ian Goodwin, Mark Hemer, Stephanie Contardo, Paul Branson, Jim Gunson, Steve Buchan, Saima Aijaz, Said Mazaheri, Michael A. Kinsela, Alireza Valizadeh, Jeff E. Hansen, Oleg Makarynskyy, Andrew Burton, Alessandro Toffoli, Eric Schulz, Greg Williams, and James Taylor
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Atmospheric Science ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,010505 oceanography ,Process (engineering) ,business.industry ,Perspective (graphical) ,Environmental resource management ,Stakeholder ,01 natural sciences ,Swell ,Marine research ,13. Climate action ,Political science ,Wind wave ,14. Life underwater ,business ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
The Australian marine research, industry, and stakeholder community has recently undertaken an extensive collaborative process to identify the highest national priorities for wind-waves research. This was undertaken under the auspices of the Forum for Operational Oceanography Surface Waves Working Group. The main steps in the process were first, soliciting possible research questions from the community via an online survey; second, reviewing the questions at a face-to-face workshop; and third, online ranking of the research questions by individuals. This process resulted in 15 identified priorities, covering research activities and the development of infrastructure. The top five priorities are 1) enhanced and updated nearshore and coastal bathymetry; 2) improved understanding of extreme sea states; 3) maintain and enhance the in situ buoy network; 4) improved data access and sharing; and 5) ensemble and probabilistic wave modeling and forecasting. In this paper, each of the 15 priorities is discussed in detail, providing insight into why each priority is important, and the current state of the art, both nationally and internationally, where relevant. While this process has been driven by Australian needs, it is likely that the results will be relevant to other marine-focused nations.
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- 2020