Abstract:
The present work presents a SWAN model (Simulating Waves Nearshore) implementation focused on the nearshore of the Black
Sea Western coast. The global implementation of the SWAN model, previously calibrated for the entire Black Sea basin, is used
as driver. A first area of medium resolution, that covers all the West coast of the sea, is nested into the global model. The wave
observations made at the Gloria drilling unit, located in the central part of the area was considered as a check point, both for the
wind input and for the wave model output. Subsequently two higher resolution areas were nested, as a third level, to cover the
Romanian and Bulgarian coastal areas, respectively. Accurate estimation of wind wave characteristics in coastal environment is of
considerable importance because it can help in case of environmental alerts for assessing the oil spills propagation and also to
estimate the wave impact on the costal and marine structures.

Liliana Rusu, Angela Ivan