EVALUATING PORT OPERATION DOWNTIME UNDER RCP8.5 CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO IN CHILEAN PORTS
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Winckler, P., Esparza, C., Melo, O., & Mora, J. (2020). EVALUATING PORT OPERATION DOWNTIME UNDER RCP8.5 CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIO IN CHILEAN PORTS. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, (36v), management.2. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36v.management.2

Abstract

The economic costs of port operation downtime due to ocean swells under the RCP8.5 climate change scenario at 8 ports in Chile is evaluated. First, wave statistics for the historical period (1985-2004) and projection (2026-2045) are computed using WWIII and 6 wind models with good performance in Southeastern Pacific Ocean (Hemer, 2016). The model is calibrated with data from directional wave buoys and satellite tracks between 1980 and 2015 in Chilean coasts (Bey et al., 2016). Offshore wave data is transferred using SWAN to point in the vicinity of each port. Then, the downtime is computed by comparing wave climate and 4 different threshold values of Hs for port closure (PPEE, 1999) for representative vessels at each site. Historical and projected downtimes are expressed in hours per year. The difference in downtime between both periods is attributed to climate change. The economic impact associated with the downtime for both periods is finally estimated.

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References

Beyá, Álvarez, Gallardo, Hidalgo, Winckler (2017). Generation and validation of the Chilean Wave Atlas database. Ocean Modelling, No 116, p 16–32. PPEE (1999): ROM 3.1-99.

Hemer, Trenham (2016). Evaluation of a CMIP5 derived dynamical global wind wave climate model ensemble. Ocean Modelling 103, 190–203.

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