The International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting and the Coastal Hazards Symposium

TL;DR

This paper reviews the history and progress of wave hindcasting, forecasting, and coastal hazard modeling, highlighting recent research developments presented at a series of international workshops and symposiums since 1986.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of advancements in wind-generated ocean wave modeling and coastal hazard prediction from 1986 to 2013.

Findings

Progress in wave hindcasting techniques

Advances in coastal hazard modeling

Summarization of recent research results

Abstract

Following the 13th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting and 4th Coastal Hazards Symposium in October 2013 in Banff, Canada, a topical collection has appeared in recent issues of Ocean Dynamics. Here we give a brief overview of the history of the conference since its inception in 1986 and of the progress made in the fields of wind-generated ocean waves and the modelling of coastal hazards before we summarize the main results of the papers that have appeared in the topical collection.