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Expected Distribution of Surfing Days in the Iberian Peninsula

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    Identificador: imarina:8504700
    Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina8504700
  • Autores:

    Boque Ciurana, Anna
    Aguilar, Enric
  • Otros:

    Autor según el artículo: Boque Ciurana, Anna; Aguilar, Enric;
    Departamento: Geografia
    Autor/es de la URV: Aguilar Anfrons, Enrique Modesto / Boqué Ciurana, Anna
    Palabras clave: Wind Tourism Surfing Surf spots Surf Significant wave height Ocean waves observation Management Iberian peninsula Buoy data
    Resumen: This study presents, for the first time, a comprehensive characterization of the surf spots around the Iberian Peninsula and provides surfers and stakeholders an evaluation of the expected surfing days per year on each region and spot. The provision of this climate information can help to decision-making and limit the economic and social damages caused by climate-related disasters. This product aligns with the concept of climate services, increasingly requested to help economic activities to achieve optimal performances. We employ use in our study of two sources of data: meteorological buoys (Redcos, Redex and Costeira) and citizen science data, specifically information mined from surfers reanalyzed, namely the information contained in the Glassy app for smartphones (GAC & GAS). The surf spots are characterized using bottom type, surf break type and optimal wind (O-wd) and optimal swell direction (O-sd). Then, we define a surfing day as the ones in which optimal swell direction and waves bigger than 0.9 m occur; using three parameters mean swell direction (D-md), significant wave height (H-m0) and optimal swell direction for each surf spot (O-sd) and compute the expected frequency of surfing days per year. Once this is done, we attempt to validate the approach taken to characterize a surfing day using buoys parameters (H-m0,H-max,T(p)andD(md))and information about actual surf sessions for a small subset of our spots (i.e., Costa Tarragona). Our findings confirm that the area of western shore is the best suited for surfing, with over 300 days/year, followed by northern shore (300, 200 days/year) and southern and southeastern shores (<100 days/year). We expect that these values may modestly contribute to a climate-informed planning and management of the surfing activities.
    Grupo de investigación: GRATET. Anàlisi Territorial i Estudis Turístics
    Áreas temáticas: Water science and technology Oceanography Ocean engineering Engineering, ocean Engineering, marine Civil and structural engineering
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Direcció de correo del autor: anna.boque@urv.cat enric.aguilar@urv.cat anna.boque@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-8384-377X
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2023-02-23
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/8/599
    URL Documento de licencia: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Journal Of Marine Science And Engineering. 8 (8):
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Boque Ciurana, Anna; Aguilar, Enric; (2020). Expected Distribution of Surfing Days in the Iberian Peninsula. Journal Of Marine Science And Engineering, 8(8), -. DOI: 10.3390/jmse8080599
    DOI del artículo: 10.3390/jmse8080599
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2020
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Civil and Structural Engineering,Engineering, Marine,Engineering, Ocean,Ocean Engineering,Oceanography,Water Science and Technology
    Wind
    Tourism
    Surfing
    Surf spots
    Surf
    Significant wave height
    Ocean waves observation
    Management
    Iberian peninsula
    Buoy data
    Water science and technology
    Oceanography
    Ocean engineering
    Engineering, ocean
    Engineering, marine
    Civil and structural engineering
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