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Accurate evaluation of the non-linear wave-wave energy transfer requires a significant proportion of the computation time of ocean wave models. The Discrete Interaction Approximation (DIA) developed within the first version of the WAM model (WAMDI, 1988) is the only algorithm to be used today in operational wave modelling as it is the only way to calculate the wave-wave interactions rapidly enough. In this study, the Two- Scale Approximation (TSA), a potential successor method to the DIA, was successfully implemented in the third generation operational wave model WAVEWATCH IIITM(WW3). Preliminary results (Perrie and Resio, 2009) showing that it offers improved accuracy are confirmed in this study by the modelling of wave evolution under constant winds. Fetch-growth curves and two-dimensional spectra for energy and non-linear wave-wave interactions obtained using the TSA in these conditions show better agreement to more exact computations of non-linear interactions, than the DIA results.

Wind and waves play a major role in important ocean dynamical processes, such as the exchange of heat, momentum and gases between atmosphere and ocean, that greatly contributes to the earth climate and marine lives. Knowledge on wind and wave weather and climate is crucial for a wide range of applications, including oceanographic studies, maritime activities and ocean engineering. Despite being one of the important world shipping routes, the wind-wave characteristics in the Red Sea are yet to be fully explored. Because of the scarcity of waves data in the Red Sea, numerical models become crucial and provide very powerful tools to extrapolate wind and wave data in space, and backward and forward in time. Unlike open oceans, enclosed basins wave have different characteristics, mainly because of their local generation processes. The complex orography on both sides of the Red Sea makes the local wind, and consequently wave, modeling very challenging. This thesis considers the modeling of wind-wave characteristics in the Red Sea, including their climate variability and trends using state-of-the-art numerical models and all available observations. Different approaches are investigated to model and understand the general and unusual wind and wave conditions in the basin using standard global meteorological products and customised regional wind and wave models. After studying and identifying the main characteristics of the wind-wave variability in the Red Sea, we demonstrate the importance of generating accurate atmospheric forcing through data assimilation for reliable wave simulations. In particular, we show that the state-of-the-art physical formulation of wave models is not suitable to model the unique situation of the two opposing wind-waves systems in the Red Sea Convergence Zone, and propose and successfully test a modification to the input and white-capping source functions to address this problem. We further investigate the climate variability and trends of wind and waves in the Red Sea using high-resolution wind and wave reanalyses that have been generated as part of this thesis. An innovative spectral partition technique is first applied to distinguish the dominant wave systems. Our analysis demonstrates that winds, and consequently waves, exhibit a decreasing trend in the Red Sea. This is mainly attributed to a remarkable weakening of the winds protruding from the Mediterranean Sea. We also use these highresolution reanalyses to assess the potential for harvesting wind and wave energy from the Red Sea.

Modificações nas posições médias dos centros de tempestades intensas assim como nos seus sentidos de propagação estão sendo sugeridas por diversos estudos sobre mudanças climáticas. Este fato pode ser determinante para a geração de ondas sobre os oceanos, e consequentemente para o conhecimento das climatologias de ondas. Na costa brasileira a falta de observações diretas em escala climática justifica o uso de técnicas de modelagem numérica para representação do fenômeno. Este trabalho apresenta resultados de simulações numéricas para caracterizar a climatologia das ondas de superfície e suas correspondentes perspectivas de mudanças para um futuro próximo sobre a região do Atlântico Sudoeste. Uma estratégia complexa de modelagem de ondas global, para assegurar a propagação de swell, e uma grade regional forçada por um ventos superficiais obtidos com um modelo de meso-escala atmosférico foi desenvolvida neste estudo. Os modelos utilizados foram o WAVEWATCH-III e o BRAMS. O período de 1982-1999 foi escolhido para representação do século XX com campos atmosféricos provenientes da REANÁLISE-I do NCEP, os quais são utilizados como controle do experimento. O período de 2030-2049 é investigado com base em dois cenários de projeções futuras CCSM3. Os valores médios de altura significativa para a porção Sudoeste do Atlântico Sul são superestimados no conjunto de simulação histórica do CCSM3; ao se considerar dois pontos de localização sobre a Bacia de Campos e Bacia de Santos, valores máximos do ciclo anual são encontrados durante os meses de outono enquanto que o conjunto referência apresenta valores máximos durante os meses de inverno. O estabelecimento de probabilidades de ocorrência de swell e wind sea revelam que o conjunto CCSM3 superestima a influência de swell gerados remotamente. Em termos das projeções climáticas para as bacias de Campos e Santos, pequenas diferenças nos valores médios de altura significativas aparecem de Maio a Dezembro, quando os resultados sugerem um leve aumento das alturas de ondas para as duas bacias quando comparadas com as respectivas médias do século XX. Por outro lado, a obtenção de séries de tendências durante os anos de 2030-2049 demonstram um padrão variável mas um fato comum aparece nos dois cenários de projeções climáticas: diminuição das alturas de ondas na área de oceano aberto e numa porção da região costeira próxima aos 20S, enquanto a porção sudoeste da região de estudo apresenta um pequeno aumento. Isto não é um desenvolvimento monotônico pois variabilidades interanuais de decadais estão evidentes para os dois cenários com diferentes amplitudes e fases entre elas. / Modifications in the mean position of the storm tracks as well as in the direction of propagation of severe storms have been suggested by many studies about climate change. This fact can be determined for the wind-wave generation over the oceans, and consequently for the wave climatology knowledge. In the coast of Brazil, the lack of long term direct observations of wave characteristics leads to the use of numerical modeling techniques to represent the phenomena. This study presents analysis of numerical simulations to characterize the climatology of surface gravity waves and the determined perspectives of changing in the near future for the Western South Atlantic region, with focus on its southern portion, off the southern Brazil coast. A complex strategy of global wave modeling to represent swell propagation associated with regional wave modeling forced by mesoscale winds is adopted; the models employed are WAVEWATCH-III and BRAMS. The period 1982-1999 is used to represent the 20th century with atmospheric fields from NCEP/Reanalysis-I, which results are used as reference. The period 2030-2049 is investigated based on two projected scenarios of the coupled climate model CCSM3. The average significant wave height for the Western South Atlantic is overestimated by the historical run of CCSM3; when considering two locations of interest, Campos and Santos Basins, the maximum values of the annual cycle are found during the autumn, while the reference field presents maximum values during the late winter. The evaluation of probabilities of occurrences of swell and wind sea revealed that CCSM3 overestimated the influence of remotely generated swell for the Western South Atlantic region. In terms of projected scenarios for Campos Basin and Santos Basin, some small differences in the average significant wave height appear from May to December, when the results suggest a small increase of wave height in both locations compared to the correspondent 20th century results. On the other hand, the obtained spatial distribution of trends during the period 2030-2049 shows a variable pattern, but a common feature appears in both projected scenarios of CCSM3: decrease of the wave heights in the open ocean area and part of the shelf around 20ºS, while the southwestern portion of the study region presents a small increase. This is not a monotonic behavior, because interannual and decadal variability are evident in both scenarios, with different amplitudes and phases between them.

Modificações nas posições médias dos centros de tempestades intensas assim como nos seus sentidos de propagação estão sendo sugeridas por diversos estudos sobre mudanças climáticas. Este fato pode ser determinante para a geração de ondas sobre os oceanos, e consequentemente para o conhecimento das climatologias de ondas. Na costa brasileira a falta de observações diretas em escala climática justifica o uso de técnicas de modelagem numérica para representação do fenômeno. Este trabalho apresenta resultados de simulações numéricas para caracterizar a climatologia das ondas de superfície e suas correspondentes perspectivas de mudanças para um futuro próximo sobre a região do Atlântico Sudoeste. Uma estratégia complexa de modelagem de ondas global, para assegurar a propagação de swell, e uma grade regional forçada por um ventos superficiais obtidos com um modelo de meso-escala atmosférico foi desenvolvida neste estudo. Os modelos utilizados foram o WAVEWATCH-III e o BRAMS. O período de 1982-1999 foi escolhido para representação do século XX com campos atmosféricos provenientes da REANÁLISE-I do NCEP, os quais são utilizados como controle do experimento. O período de 2030-2049 é investigado com base em dois cenários de projeções futuras CCSM3. Os valores médios de altura significativa para a porção Sudoeste do Atlântico Sul são superestimados no conjunto de simulação histórica do CCSM3; ao se considerar dois pontos de localização sobre a Bacia de Campos e Bacia de Santos, valores máximos do ciclo anual são encontrados durante os meses de outono enquanto que o conjunto referência apresenta valores máximos durante os meses de inverno. O estabelecimento de probabilidades de ocorrência de swell e wind sea revelam que o conjunto CCSM3 superestima a influência de swell gerados remotamente. Em termos das projeções climáticas para as bacias de Campos e Santos, pequenas diferenças nos valores médios de altura significativas aparecem de Maio a Dezembro, quando os resultados sugerem um leve aumento das alturas de ondas para as duas bacias quando comparadas com as respectivas médias do século XX. Por outro lado, a obtenção de séries de tendências durante os anos de 2030-2049 demonstram um padrão variável mas um fato comum aparece nos dois cenários de projeções climáticas: diminuição das alturas de ondas na área de oceano aberto e numa porção da região costeira próxima aos 20S, enquanto a porção sudoeste da região de estudo apresenta um pequeno aumento. Isto não é um desenvolvimento monotônico pois variabilidades interanuais de decadais estão evidentes para os dois cenários com diferentes amplitudes e fases entre elas. / Modifications in the mean position of the storm tracks as well as in the direction of propagation of severe storms have been suggested by many studies about climate change. This fact can be determined for the wind-wave generation over the oceans, and consequently for the wave climatology knowledge. In the coast of Brazil, the lack of long term direct observations of wave characteristics leads to the use of numerical modeling techniques to represent the phenomena. This study presents analysis of numerical simulations to characterize the climatology of surface gravity waves and the determined perspectives of changing in the near future for the Western South Atlantic region, with focus on its southern portion, off the southern Brazil coast. A complex strategy of global wave modeling to represent swell propagation associated with regional wave modeling forced by mesoscale winds is adopted; the models employed are WAVEWATCH-III and BRAMS. The period 1982-1999 is used to represent the 20th century with atmospheric fields from NCEP/Reanalysis-I, which results are used as reference. The period 2030-2049 is investigated based on two projected scenarios of the coupled climate model CCSM3. The average significant wave height for the Western South Atlantic is overestimated by the historical run of CCSM3; when considering two locations of interest, Campos and Santos Basins, the maximum values of the annual cycle are found during the autumn, while the reference field presents maximum values during the late winter. The evaluation of probabilities of occurrences of swell and wind sea revealed that CCSM3 overestimated the influence of remotely generated swell for the Western South Atlantic region. In terms of projected scenarios for Campos Basin and Santos Basin, some small differences in the average significant wave height appear from May to December, when the results suggest a small increase of wave height in both locations compared to the correspondent 20th century results. On the other hand, the obtained spatial distribution of trends during the period 2030-2049 shows a variable pattern, but a common feature appears in both projected scenarios of CCSM3: decrease of the wave heights in the open ocean area and part of the shelf around 20ºS, while the southwestern portion of the study region presents a small increase. This is not a monotonic behavior, because interannual and decadal variability are evident in both scenarios, with different amplitudes and phases between them.

In this thesis, the design of passive networks with the aid of full-wave simulation software and geometry-based models of lumped elements is investigated. This is done by examining the results of a number of simulation examples, as well as measured data from manufactured designs to compare against simulated equivalents. One such example is a chip antenna evaluation board design, in which the PCB, antenna, matching components and connector are all modeled. When measured, the simulation agreed with the board’s best matched frequency of 5.5 GHz to within 20 MHz. In another, a new antenna layout is generated from an existing evaluation design which, produced a match of about -15 dB at the design frequency with a similar bandwidth to that shown on the antenna datasheet on the first attempt at manufacture. Additionally, a statistical experiment was conducted in order to provide insight into the phenomenon of coupling between lumped components, and to define clearly when it starts to become an important effect to consider. For both chip capacitors and inductors, a behavioral model of how much crosstalk is present in a prospective circuit was developed which takes into account angle and distance between components, as well as case size. Finally, a simple discrete gradient descent was implemented in a commercial full-wave simulation software in order to assist in the refinement of designs containing 3-D geometry-defined component models.

Coastal Louisiana U.S. is facing wetland loss caused mainly by geologic subsidence and sea-level rise. These losses are accelerated by human activities such as the creation of canals and waterways for gas and oil extraction. Wetland loss in coastal Louisiana has encouraged to the implementation of various wetland restoration techniques. Marsh terraces are a one restoration technique consisting of segmented berms of soil that are built in inland coastal ponds. They are designed to increase marsh area, dissipate wind driven waves, encourage marsh expansion, and possibly reduce shoreline erosion. Marsh terraces have been implemented for almost 30 years; however, little research has been conducted to determine their effectiveness at reducing wave energy. Therefore, the overall goal of this research is to find the most optimal terrace design at reducing significant wave height, and therefore wave energy. The specific objectives of this study are to 1) assess terrace performance and longevity over time, 2) simulate wave climates in marsh terrace sites and determine the effectiveness of marsh terraces for the reduction of wave energy, and 3) assess the effectiveness of different terrace designs at reducing significant wave height during low winds and cold front passages in coastal Louisiana. These objectives were accomplished through remote sensing and numerical wave modeling. This study found that there was more predominant deposition than erosion in 20 marsh terrace fields. The study also used a numerical model to simulate small, high frequency waves in two terrace sites, finding an agreement between modeled and observed data. Moreover, wave height was reduced in terrace sites compared to unterraced sites. Finally, it was found that the chevron design is the most optimal terrace design at reducing significant wave height in a variety of wind conditions. This study adds to our knowledge of marsh terrace performance. In this way, marsh terraces may be used as an effective restoration technique at reducing wave energy, not just in Louisiana, but throughout the Gulf Coast, the U.S., and other coasts worldwide that are facing wetland loss.

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<p>The development of silicon photonics, driven by the increasing demand for bandwidth from data centre applications, is receiving growing attention. As a result of the indirect bandgap of Si material, it is more practical to heterogeneously incorporate the laser source than fabricate directly on Si. Of all the approaches, an external cavity laser (ECL) approach which consists of III-V gain material and Si photonic integrated circuit (SiPIC), is a flexible and cost effective solution. This thesis captures theoretical and experimental work on the design of SiPIC ECLs. In addition, a four wavelength laser source using an SiPIC ECL scheme is proposed and studied.</p> <p>The theoretical tool is first introduced on the traveling wave model (TWM) and it is numerically solved with FDTD in Matlab. A digital filter approach is used to describe the feedback from an SiPIC external cavity, where the phase delay of the digital filter is investigated and utilized to set the cavity length.</p> <p>The III-V gain chip and SiPIC are then examined separately for their characterization, along with the coupling and feedback requirements in an ECL design.</p> <p>Lastly, experiments are conducted to demonstrate the feasibility of four wavelength ECLs and SiPIC ECLs.</p> / Master of Applied Science (MASc)

O presente trabalho apresenta a primeira avaliação da hidrodinâmica do Saco do Mamanguá (RJ), com o objetivo de analisar o comportamento hidrodinâmico e o transporte de sedimentos da região, através do modelo hidrodinâmico Delft3D - FLOW e do modelo de ondas Delft3D - WAVE. Os resultados indicam que a hidrodinâmica do Saco do Mamanguá é grandemente influenciada pela ação do vento, principalmente pelos oriundos de sudoeste, seguido pela força da maré e dos gradientes de densidade, que juntos atuam no direcionamento e magnitude das correntes e trocas de volume entre a região e o oceano adjacente, sendo responsáveis também pelo transporte de sedimentos em suspensão da região. Os resultados do modelo numérico de ondas mostraram que estas não influenciam a hidrodinâmica da região. Através da comparação dos resultados do modelo numérico com os dados coletados na região, ele se mostrou satisfatório, principalmente em relação à hidrodinâmica, validando a correta representação dos padrões de circulação da área. Por fim, o trabalho demonstra que o Saco do Mamanguá é um ambiente de baixa energia, com correntes fracas, variando de bem misturado a estratificado em que, sua baixa dinâmica favorece a retenção de partículas em seu interior, porém a atuação do vento contribui para a exportação de material. / This study presents the first evaluation of hydrodynamics Saco do Mamanguá (RJ), with the aiming of analyze the hydrodynamics patters and sediment transport in the region using the hydrodynamic model Delft3D - FLOW and wave model Delft3D - WAVE. The results indicate that the hydrodynamics of Saco do Mamanguá is largely influenced by the wind, especially southwestern winds, followed by tide forces and density gradients which together will dictate direction and magnitude of current, the volume and mass exchanges between the study area and the adjacent ocean, and the suspended sediment transport. The results of the wave model showed that these did not influence the hydrodynamics of the region. The numerical model was proved be satisfactory, especially regarding the hydrodynamics patterns when compared to measured data, well representing the flow circulation of the area. Finally, the study demonstrates that Saco do Mamanguá is a low energy environment with low velocity currents, ranging from well mixed to stratified estuary. The low dynamic in the system favors particle retention in its interior although the performance of the wind contributes to the export of material.