• Impact of climate change on wave energy resource: the case of Menorca (Spain) 

      Sierra Pedrico, Juan Pablo; Casas Prat, Mercè; Campins, E (2017-02)
      Article
      Accés obert
      The aim of this paper was to analyse how changes in wave patterns, due to the effect of climate change, can affect wave energy power and yield around Menorca (NW Mediterranean Sea). The present and future wave energy ...
    • Impacts on wave-driven harbour agitation due to climate change in Catalan ports 

      Sierra Pedrico, Juan Pablo; Casas Prat, Mercè; Moesso, C; Virgili, Marc; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (2015)
      Article
      Accés obert
      The objective of the present work is to analyse how changes in wave patterns due to the effect of climate change can affect harbour agitation (oscillations within the port due to wind waves). The study focuses on 13 harbours ...
    • Overview of ocean wave statistics 

      Casas Prat, Mercè (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2008-06-27)
      Tesina
      Accés obert
      Per tal de predir les elevacions extremes de l’onatge, la comprensió dels estadístics de l’alçada de l’ona esdevé un factor clau per a l’enginyeria civil, especialment per a raons de seguretat i prevenció. Aquest estudi, ...
    • Trend analysis of the wave storminess: the wave direction 

      Casas Prat, Mercè; Sierra Pedrico, Juan Pablo (2009)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés obert
      In this paper changes in the wave pattern of the Catalan coast are analyzed in terms of wave storminess and wave direction based on series of 44 years of hindcast wave data. The analysis is performed employing two different ...
    • Trend analysis of wave storminess: wave direction and its impact on harbour agitation 

      Casas Prat, Mercè; Sierra Pedrico, Juan Pablo (2010-11-19)
      Article
      Accés obert
      In the context of wave climate variability, longterm alterations in the wave storminess pattern of the Catalan coast (northwestern Mediterranean Sea) are analysed in terms of wave energy content and wave direction, on the ...