| Key Projects Metocean
Criteria for Hibernia Gravity Based Structure, Grand Banks Newfoundland.
Managed development of calibrated wind and wave hindcast studies
to determine extreme and fatigue criteria used in design of this 450000t
GBS. Measured wave heights in severe storms were compared to model estimates
to determine bias and scatter. Parametric wave spectra were fit to measured
wave spectra at storm peaks to estimate the character of spectra in
extreme conditions.
Manteo Exploration Project Offshore North Carolina.
Specified a measurement program and satellite data analyses to determine
the influence of the Gulf Stream at this potential exploration site
offshore North Carolina. A one-year mooring program was successfully
conducted, which allowed specification of current profiles for use in
riser design. Archived satellite derived sea surface temperature (AVHRR)
data over many years were used to map the edge of the Gulf Stream and
determine the probability of strong currents at the drilling site.
Deepwater Current Studies Offshore Trinidad.
Specified, developed, and managed a three participant joint industry
project that successfully measured currents through the water column
at three deepwater sites east of Trinidad for one year. Participated
in fieldwork, data processing, and reporting.
Near Bottom Current Moorings in the Gulf of Mexico.
Specified and conducted a four participant JIP for an exploratory 4
mooring current measurement program in the Gulf of Mexico, GUMBO, lasting
a period of one year. Several years later, specified and conducted a
comprehensive 19 mooring near-bottom current measurement program, GULL,
aimed at understanding strong currents near the Sigsbee Escarpment.
Wave Hindcast Projects.
Technical and steering committee participant in several wave hindcast
projects: Gulf of Mexico Storm Hindcast of Oceanographic Extremes (GUMSHOE),
North European Storm Study (NESS), West Africa Extremes (WAX), and West
Africa Normals and Extremes (WANE).
HYCOM Model Implementation.
Participated in the HYCOM (Hybrid Ocean Model) Consortium. HYCOM is
a primitive equation ocean circulation model that uses different representation
of the vertical coordinate to maximize accuracy. This model was applied
by Ocean Numerics to model development for the regions west of the Shetlands
for the NWAG group, for West Africa for the WANE project and for the
South China Sea for ExxonMobil. The model was also used in a data assimilative
mode to support an ocean forecast service, Ocean FOCUS, for the Gulf
of Mexico. The service used satellite data (altimeter, sea surface temperature
and chlorophyll) with the model results to assess present and future
positions of the Loop Current and eddies.
Publications & Presentations
Cardone, V. J., A.T. Cox, K.A. Lisaeter and D. Szabo (2004).
Hindcast of Winds, Waves and Currents in Northern Gulf of Mexico in
Hurricane Lili (2002). 2004 Offshore Technology Conference, May 2004,
Houston, TX.
Calverley, M.J., D. Szabo, V.J. Cardone, E.A. Orelup
and M.J. Parsons. (2002). Wave Climate Study of the Caribbean Sea. Preprints
of the 7th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting.
October 21-25, 2002 Banff, Alberta, Canada. Proceedings available from
Environment Canada, Downsview, Ontario.
Cardone V.J., C.K. Cooper and D. Szabo. (1995). A Hindcast
Study of the Extreme Wave Climate of Offshore West Africa (WAX). OTC
7687 Offshore Technol Conf Houston.
Peters D.J., C.J. Shaw, C.K. Grant, J.C. Heideman, and D. Szabo.
(1993). Modelling the North Sea through the North European Storm Study.
OTC 7130. Offshore Technol. Conf. Houston.
Gu G.Z., E.P. Berek , F.J. Dello Stritto, D. Szabo
and H.V. Leder. (1993). Extremal Analysis of Hibernia Wave Hindcast
Data. Preprints of Third International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting
and Forecasting. Montreal, Quebec. Proceedings available from Environment
Canada, Downsview, Ontario.
Lewis D.B., J.B. Adams, J.B. Shanks and D. Szabo. (1991). The Loop Current
Experience - Ewing Bank 871. Jour Petrol Tech Paper 23478, pg 1038-1044.
.Cardone V.J., D. Szabo and F.J. Dello Stritto. (1989).
Development of Extreme Wind and Wave Criteria for Hibernia. Preprints
of Second International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting.
April 25?28, 1989 Vancouver, BC. Proceedings available from Environment
Canada, Downsview, Ontario
Cardone V.J., J.A. Greenwood, D. Szabo and F.J. Dello
Stritto. (1989). Engineering Parameters from Hindcast Results. Preprints
of Second International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting.
April 25-28, 1989 Vancouver, BC. Proceedings available from Environment
Canada, Downsview, Ontario.
Szabo D., V.J. Cardone and B.T. Callahan (1989). Severe
Storm Identification for Extreme Criteria Determination by Hindcasting.
Preprints of Second International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting.
April 25-28, 1989 Vancouver, BC. Proceedings available from Environment
Canada, Downsview, Ontario
Szabo D., V.J. Cardone, B. Eid and F.J. Dello Stritto.
(1989). Verification of Numerical Wave Hindcasts for Severe Storms at
Hibernia. Preprints of Second International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting
and Forecasting. April 25-28, 1989 Vancouver, BC. Proceedings available
from Environment Canada, Downsview, Ontario.
Cardone V.J. and D. Szabo. (1985). Impact of Uncertainty
in Specification of Offshore Wind on Accuracy of Wave Hindcasts and
Forecasts. Proceedings of Workshop on Offshore Winds and Icing. October
7-11, 1985. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Szabo D. and G.L. Weatherly. (1979). Energetics of
the Kuroshio South of Japan. Jour of Mar Res Vol 37-3 pg 531-556.
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