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Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers

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2025

52. Saha KK, Kumar P, Kamranzad B, Singh A, Young IR. (2025) Assessment and Future Projections of Storm Surge Using CMIP6 Models in the Indo-Pacific Region. Ocean Modelling. Accepted.

51. Holt J, Katavouta A, Hopkins J, Amoudry L, ..... Kamranzad B, ......, Pinardi N. (2025) Future climate projections in the global coastal ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 103497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103497

50. Hosseinzadeh S; Stewart RA; Kamranzad B; Etemad-Shahidi A. (2025) Evaluation of Australian offshore wind and wave energy resources for joint exploitation. Ocean Engineering. Accepted.

49. Brett L, Bloomfield H C, Bradley A, Calvet T, Champion A, De Angeli S D, de Ruiter M C, Guerreiro S B, Hillier J, Jaroszweski D, Kamranzad B, Keinänen-Toivola M M, Kornhuber K, Küpfer K, Manning C, Mattu K, Murtagh E, Murray V, Ní Bhreasail Á, O’Loughlin F, Parker C, Pregnolato M, Ramos A M, Schlumberger J, Theochari D, Ward P, Wessels A, White C J. (2025) Science-policy-practice insights for compound and multi-hazard risks. Meteorological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/met.70043

 

2024

48. Casas-Prat M, Hemer MA, Dodet G, Morim J, Wang X, Mori N, Young I, Erikson L, Kamranzad B, Kumar P, Menéndez M, Feng Y. (2024) Wind-wave climate changes and their impacts. Nature Review Earth & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00502-0  LINK

2023

47. Lobeto H, Semedo A, Menendez M, Lemos G, Kumar R, Akpinar A, Dobrynin M,  Kamranzad B. (2023) POn the Assessment of the Wave Modeling Uncertainty in Wave Climate Projections. Environmental Research Lettershttps://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0137  LINK

46. Amarouche K, Akpinar A, Kamranzad B, Khames GEY. (2023) Global extreme wave estimates and their sensitivity to the analysed data period and data sources. Marine Structures. 92, 103494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marstruc.2023.103494

45. Lemos G, Semedo A, Kumar R, Dobrynin M, Akpinar A, Kamranzad B, Bidlot J, Lobeto H. (2023) Performance evaluation of a global CMIP6 single forcing, multi wave model ensemble of wave climate simulations. Ocean Modellinghttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocemod.2023.102237  LINK

44. Akpinar A, Besio G, Kamranzad B. (2023) Editorial: 'Advances in Sea State Modeling and Climate Change Impacts'. Frontiers in Marine Science: Physical Oceanographyhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1151020  LINK

43. Deng K , Takahashi K, Takakura J, Takara K, Kamranzad B. (2023) Effects of heatwave features on machine-learning-based heat-related ambulance calls prediction models in Japan
Science of the Total Environmenthttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162283  
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42. Guillou N, Lavidas G, Kamranzad B, (2023) Wave Energy in Brittany (France)—Resource Assessment and WEC Performances. Sustainability. 15 (2), 1725. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021725

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41. Pourali M, Kavianpour MR, Kamranzad B, Alizadeh MJ. (2023) Future variability of wave energy in the Gulf of Oman using a high-resolution CMIP6 climate model. Energy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125552  LINK

2022

40. Kamranzad B*, Amarouche K, Akpinar A. (2022) Linking the long-term variability in global wave energy to swell climate and redefining suitable coasts for energy exploitation. Scientific Reports. 12, 14692. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18935-w  LINK

39. Yeganeh-Bakhtiary A, EyvazOghli H, Shabakhty N, Kamranzad B, Abolfathi S. (2022) Machine learning as a downscaling approach for prediction of wind characteristics under future climate change scenarios. Complexity. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8451812  LINK

38. Kamranzad B*, Takara K, Louisor J, Guillou N (2022) Wave resource assessment and climate change impacts in Reunion and Mauritius. Coastal and Offshore Science and Engineering. https://doi.org/10.53256/COSE_220104  LINK

37. Wen Y, Kamranzad B, Lin P (2022). Joint exploitation potential of offshore wind and wave energy along the south and southeast coasts of China. Energy. 123710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123710  LINK

2021

36. Karunarathna H, Maduwantha P, Ratnasooriya H, De Silva K, Kamranzad B (2021). Wave Power Potential of Sri Lanka. Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 54(2), pp.1–6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/engineer.v54i2.7404  LINK

35. Kamranzad B*, Lin P, Iglesias G (2021). Combining methodologies on the impact of inter and intra-annual variation of wave energy on selection of suitable location and technology. Renewable Energy. 697-713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.03.062  LINK

34. Wen Y,  Kamranzad B, Lin P (2021). Assessment of long-term offshore wind energy potential in the south and southeast coasts of China based on a 55-year dataset. Energy. 120225.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2021.120225  LINK

33. Lavidas G,  Kamranzad B. (2021). Assessment of wave power stability and classification with two global datasets. International Journal of Sustainable Energy. 40(6), pp. 514–529 DOI: 10.1080/14786451.2020.1821027  LINK

2020

32. Kamranzad B*, Lin P. (2020). Sustainability of wave energy resources in the South China Sea based on five decades of changing climate. Energy. 210, 118604. LINK

31. Kamranzad B*, Takara K. (2020). A climate-dependent sustainability index for wave energy resources in Northeast Asia. Energy. 209, 118466. LINK

30. Karunarathna H, Maduwantha P, Kamranzad B, Rathnasooriya H, de Silva K. (2020) Impacts of Global Climate Change on the Future Ocean Wave Power Potential: A Case Study from the Indian Ocean. Energies. 13(11), 3028. LINK

29. Ranjbar MH, Etemad-Shahidi A, Kamranzad B. (2020) Modeling the combined impact of climate change and sea-level rise on general circulation and residence time in a semi-enclosed sea. Science of the Total Environment. 740, 140073 LINK

28. Kamranzad B*, Hadadpour S. (2020). A multi-criteria approach for selection of wave energy converter/location. Energy. 204, 117924 LINK

27. Karunarathna H, Maduwantha P, Kamranzad B, Rathnasooriya H, de Silva K. (2020) Evaluation of spatio-temporal variability of ocean power resource around Sri Lanka. Energy. 200, 117503. LINK

26. Kamranzad B*, Lavidas, G. (2020). Change of nearshore extreme wind and wave climate in Southeast Africa. IJEGE. (SCACR19-SI), 1, 59-63. LINK

25. Kamranzad B*, Lavidas G, Takara K. (2020). Spatio-temporal assessment of climate change impact on wave energy resources using various time dependent criteria. Energies. 13(3), 768. LINK

24. Alizade, MJ, Kavianpour MR, Kamranzad B, Etemad-Shahidi A. (2020). A distributed wind downscaling technique for wave climate modeling under future scenarios. Ocean Modelling. 145, 101513. LINK

2019

23. Morim J, Hemer M, Wang XL, Cartwright N, Trenham C, Semedo A, Bricheno L, Camus P. Casas-Prat M, Erikson L, Mentaschi L, Mori N, Shimura T, Timmerman B, Aarnes O, Breivik Ø, Behrens A, Dobrynin M, Menendez M, Staneva J, Wehner M, Wolf J, Kamranzad B, Stopa J, Webb A, Young I, and Andutta F. (2019) Robustness and uncertainties in global multivariate wind-wave climate projections. Nature Climate Change. LINK  LINK

22. Kamranzad B*, Mori N. (2019) Future wind and wave climate projections in the Indian Ocean based on a super-high-resolution MRI-AGCM3.2S model projection. Climate Dynamics53, 2391-2410. LINK

21. Alizadeh, MJ, Kavianpour MR, Kamranzad B, Etemad-Shahidi A (2019). A Weibull distribution based technique for downscaling of climatic wind field. Asia-Pacific Journal of atmospheric science. 55, 685–700. LINK

 

2018

20. Kamranzad B*. (2018) Persian Gulf zone classification based on the wind and wave climate variability. Ocean Engineering. 169, 604-435. LINK

19. Kamranzad B*, Mori N. (2018) Regional Wave Climate Projection Based on Super-High-Resolution MRI-AGCM3.2S, Indian Ocean. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering)Vol. 74 (2). LINK

 

2017

18. Kamranzad B*, Mori N, Shimura T. (2017) Performances of Long-Term Wave Hindcasts in the Northern Indian Ocean. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B2 (Coastal Engineering)Vol. 73 (2)  I_157-I_162. LINK

17. Kamranzad B*, Etemad-Shahidi A, Chegini V. (2017) Developing an Optimum Hotspot Identifier for wave energy extracting in the northern Persian Gulf. Renewable Energy. 114PA, 59-71. LINK

16. Amirinia G, Kamranzad B, Mafi S. (2017) Wind and wave energy potential in southern Caspian Sea using uncertainty analysis. Energy. 120, 332–345. LINK

 

2016

15. Kamranzad B*, Chegini V, Etemad-Shahidi A. (2016) Temporal-spatial variation of wave energy and nearshore hotspots in the Gulf of Oman based on locally generated wind waves. Renewable Energy. 94, 341-352. LINK

14. Salah P, Reisi-Dehkordi A, Kamranzad B*. (2016) A hybrid approach to estimate the nearshore wave characteristics in the Persian Gulf. Applied Ocean Research. 57, 1-7. LINK

13. Kamranzad B*, Etemad-Shahidi A, Chegini V. (2016) Sustainability of wave energy resources in southern Caspian Sea. Energy. 97, 549-559. LINK

 

2015

12. Kamranzad B, Etemad-Shahidi A, Chegini V, Yeganeh-Bakhtiyari A. (2015) Climate Change impact on wave energy in the Persian Gulf. Ocean Dynamics. 65, 777-794. LINK

 

2014

11. Hadadpour S, Etemad-Shahidi A, Jabbari E, Kamranzad B. (2014) Wave energy and hot spots in Anzali port. Energy. 74, 529-536. LINK

10. Hadadpour S, Etemad-Shahidi A, Kamranzad B. (2014) Wave energy forecasting using artificial neural networks in the Caspian Sea. ICE-Maritime Engineering. 167 (1), 42-52. LINK

9.] Kamranzad B*. (2014) Assessment of the changes in average wind speed in Chabahar, Gulf of Oman, due to climate change. International Journal of Maritime Technology. 19, 13-20 (In Persian). LINK  PDF

8. Dordizadeh-Basirabad A, Chegini V, Mahdizadeh M, Kamranzad B. (2014) Assessment of wave energy at Amirabad port in the Caspian Sea using SWAN. Journal of Marine Sciences and Technology (In Persian). PDF

 

2013

7. Kamranzad B, Etemad-Shahidi A, Chegini V. (2013) Assessment of wave energy variation in the Persian Gulf. Ocean Engineering. 70, 72-80. LINK 

6. Kamranzad B, Etemad-Shahidi A, Chegini V, Hadadpour S. (2013) Assessment of CGCM 3.1 wind field in the Persian Gulf. Journal of Coastal Research. SI 65, 249-253. LINK

5. Mazaheri S, Kamranzad B*, Hajivalie F. (2013) Modification of 32 years ECMWF wind field using QuikSCAT data for wave hindcasting in Iranian Seas. Journal of Coastal Research. SI 65, 344-349. LINK

4. Hadadpour S, Moshfeghi H, Jabbari E, Kamranzad B. (2013) Wave hindcasting in Anzali, Caspian Sea: a hybrid approach. Journal of Coastal Research. SI 65, 237-242. LINK

3. Kamranzad B, Jabbari E, Samadi M. (2013) Assessment of Soft Computing models to estimate wave heights in the Anzali port. International Journal of Maritime Technology. 17, 27-36 (In Persian). LINK  PDF

2. Rajabi S, Chegini V, Lari K, Kamranzad B, Hoseini T. (2013) Wind waves modeling in Anzali using SWAN. Journal of Oceanography. 15, 83-92 (In Persian). PDF

 

2011

1. Kamranzad B, Etemad-Shahidi A, Kazeminezhad MH. (2011) Wave height forecasting in Dayyer, the Persian Gulf. Ocean Engineering. 38, 248-255. LINK 

conference papers

Other Publications

  • Kamranzad B (2023) “From “Maladaptation” to “Antifragility”: Coastal areas under the combined impact of changing climate and development of ocean renewables”. Nature Portfolio Earth and Environment Community. (non-peer-reviewed) https://go.nature.com/3LwCzwo

Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceedings

42. Kamranzad B, Lewis M, McWhirter JL. 2025. Sustainability of Wave Energy Around the UK in a Changing Climate: Insights from Ocean Wave Climate Variations Across Time Scales. All Energy 2025, Glasgow, UK. https://www.all-energy.co.uk/en-gb/conference/showfloor-theatres/session-details.4315.236867.sustainability-of-wave-energy-around-the-uk-in-a-changing-climate-insights-from-ocean-wave-climate-variations-across-time-scales.html

41. McWhirter JL, Kamranzad B, Evans P, Lewis M. (2025) Assessing the Impact of Storms on Offshore ScotWind Assets: An Analysis of Frequency and Intensity Trends Across Scotland’s Growing Renewable Frontier. European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Madeira, Portugal

40. Martí V, Kamranzad B (2025) A machine learning model for 2D significant wave height forecasts around Scotland. European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference, Madeira, Portugal

39. Gournay E, Lewis M, Kamranzad B (2025) Impact of climate change in energy yield assessment. WindEurope Annual Event 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark.

38. Lewis M, Gournay E, Collins C, Hay K, Pintilie F, Nisbet I, Goward-Brown A, Kamranzad B, Lemos G (2024) Offshore Wind Farms (OWF) - planning for the future: will metocean conditions change? Next Generation Challenges in Energy-Climate Modelling Workshop 2024, Reading, UK.

37. Lobeto H, Semedo A, Menendez M, Lemos G, Kumar R, Akpinar A, Dobrynin M, Kamranzad B, (2023) Wave modeling uncertainty in global wave climate projections: assessment and quantification. 3rd International Workshop on Waves, Storm Surges, and Coastal Hazards and 17th International Workshop on Wave Hindcasting and Forecasting. US.

36. Amarouche K, Akpınar A, Kankal M, Kamranzad B, (2023) ANN Model-based bias correction method for significant wave height hindcast data trained based on satellite altimetry observation. 10th Short Course/Conference on Applied Coastal Research. Istanbul, Turkey.

35. Kamranzad B, Amarouche K, Akpınar A. (2023) Long-term change in global swell dominance based on 6 decades of re-analysis data. 10th Short Course/Conference on Applied Coastal Research. Istanbul, Turkey.

34. Kamranzad B, Amarouche K, Akpınar A. (2023) Predictability of long-term change in global wave energy resources based on wind and wave climate variability. Future Coastal Ocean Climates Workshop. Liverpool, UK.

33. Kamranzad B*, Amarouche K, Akpinar A. (2022) Prediction of long-term change of wave energy based on various wave parameters. 9th PRIMaRE Conference. Penryn, Cornwall, UK.

32. Kamranzad B*, Amarouche K, Akpinar A. (2021) Impact of changing climate on global wave resource assessment. 14th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference. Plymouth, UK.

31. Wen Y, Kamranzad B, Lin P. (2021) Spatio-temporal analysis of offshore wind field characteristics and energy potential in Southern China. 8th PRIMaRE Conference. Bangor, UK.

30. Ismail S, Takara K, Kamranzad B, Sayama T. (2021) Hydrometeorological Disaster Risk Analysis in the Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan by Using a Global Climate Dataset. The 11th Intl. Conference of the International Society for the Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM2021).

29. Ke D, Takara K, Kamranzad B. (2021) Heatwave-related health impacts in Japan. The 11th Intl. Conference of the International Society for the Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM2021).

28. Kamranzad B*, Takara K. (2020) Change of wave energy resources in Japan in 5 decades. RENEW 2020 4th Intl. Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore. Lisbon, Portugal.

27. Kamranzad B*, Lin P, Wen Y. (2020) Inter and intra-annual variation of wave energy in Southeast Asia. 22nd IAHR-APD Congress. Sapporo, Japan.

26. Kamranzad B*, Tatebe H, Takara K. (2020) Multi-Decadal Variability in Global Wind and Wave Climate: An Analysis Based on MIROC6 dataset. 22nd IAHR-APD Congress. Sapporo, Japan.

25. Maduwantha P, Karunarathna H, Kamranzad B, Rathnasooriya H, De Silva K. (2020) Global Climate Change Impacts on Wave Energy Potential Along the South Coast of Sri Lanka. 6th Intl. Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference. Sri Lanka.

24. Kamranzad B*. (2020) Sustainability of wave energy potential in Japan. JpGU-AGU 2020. Chiba, Japan.

23. Kamranzad B*, Maduwantha P, Rathnasooriya H, De Silva K, Karunarathna H. (2020) The effect of future climate-related variabilities of tropical monsoons in the Indian Ocean on wave energy resource around Sri Lanka. JpGU-AGU 2020. Chiba, Japan.

22. Kamranzad B*, Tatebe H, Takara K. (2020) Spatio-temporal assessment of long-term historical wave simulation using MIROC6 wind dataset; A global scale study. Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020, San Diego, California.

21. Maduwantha P, Karunarathna P, Kamranzad B, Ratnasooriya H, de Silva K. (2019) Investigations on ocean wave energy assessment for Sri Lanka. National Energy Symposium 2019, Sri Lanka.

20. Kamranzad B*, Lavidas G. (2019) Change of nearshore extreme wind and wave climate in southeast Africa. SCACR2019 – Intl. Short Course/Conference on Applied Coastal Research Engineering, Geology, Ecology & Management, Bari, Italy.

19. Lavidas G, Kamranzad B. (2019) Classifying the global wave resource through its persistence and rate of change. SCACR2019 – Intl. Short Course/Conference on Applied Coastal Research Engineering, Geology, Ecology & Management, Bari, Italy.

18. Kamranzad B, Mori N. (2019) Future change of wave energy projections in Western Indian Ocean; A regional assessment in southeast Africa. 13th European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference. Naples, Italy.

17. Kamranzad B*, Mori N. (2019) Future change of tropical cyclone-induced waves in the Indian Ocean; An analysis based on super-high-resolution MRI-AGCM3.2 climate model. JpGU.

16. Kamranzad B*, Mori N. (2018) Future projection of wave energy in Indian Ocean based on high resolution MRI-AGCM3.2S projection. Grand Renewable Energy. Yokohama, Japan.

15. Bouchard RH, Jensen RE, Montalvo S, Kamranzad B. (2018) Finding NOMAD: An Examination of the Impacts of Changing Wave Systems on Long-term Wave Measurements. AGU Ocean Sciences.Oregon, USA. 

14. Kamranzad B*, Mori N, Shimura T. (2017) Spatio-temporal wave climate using nested numerical wave modeling in the northern Indian Ocean. 1st Intl. Workshop on Waves, Storm Surge and Coastal Hazards. Liverpool, UK. P30.

13. Alinejhad T, Hajizadeh Zaker N, Kamranzad B. (2017) Assessment of CORDEX wind field in the Persian Gulf. First Intl. Conference on Oceanography for West Asia

12. Alinejhad T, Hajizadeh Zaker N, Kamranzad B. (2017) Investigation of wind speed projections in the Persian Gulf using different resources of CMIP5 data. 37th IAHR World Congress

11. Mazaheri S, Kamranzad B. (2017) Wave Hindcasting in Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman Based on the Modified 32-Year ECMWF Data. 36th Intl. Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering. Trondheim, Norway, 62237.

10. Imani H, Kamranzad B. (2016) Evaluation of ERA-Interim wave characteristics in Southern Caspian Sea. 12th Intl. Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS).

9. Alinejhad T, Hajizadeh Zaker N, Kamranzad B. (2016) Statistical downscaling of CMIP5 model for climate change impact assessment in the Persian Gulf. 12th Intl. Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS).

8. Alinejhad T, Hajizadeh Zaker N, Kamranzad B. (2016) Assessment of CMIP5 wind field in the Persian Gulf. 12th Intl. Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS).

7. Shahidian H, Hajizadeh Zaker N, Kamranzad B, Kiani M. (2016) Wave energy assessment in Nowshahr using SWAN. 1st national conference and exhibition of Iranian solar energy society on renewable energy.

6. Kamranzad B*, Chegini V. (2014) Study of Wave Energy Resources in Persian Gulf: Seasonal and Monthly Distributions. 11th Intl. Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS). Tehran, Iran. 658-661.

5. Hadadpour S, Etemad-Shahidi A, Kamranzad B. (2014) Wave power investigation along the coastline of the Anzali, Iran. 11th Intl. Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS). Tehran, Iran. 662-666.

4. Imani H, Abbaspour M, Kamranzad B, Amirinia GR. (2014) Assessment of Extreme Wave Height in Chabahar Region, North of Gulf of Oman. 11th Intl. Conference on Coasts, Ports and Marine Structures (ICOPMAS). Tehran, 95-99.

3. Kamranzad B*, Etemad-Shahidi A, Chegini V. (2014) Wave energy and nearshore hotspots in Gulf of Oman. 9th Intl. IOC-WESTPAC Scientific Symposium. Nha Trang, Vietnam.

2. Kamranzad B*, Etemad-Shahidi A, Chegini V. (2012) Wave energy assessment in the Caspian Sea. 18th congress of the IAHR-APD. Jeju, South Korea. 424-425.

1. Etemad-Shahidi A, Kamranzad B, Chegini V. (2011) Wave energy estimation in the Persian Gulf. Intl. Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Paper 223. 

Book chapter

 

  1. Energy Science and Technology Volume 9: Geothermal and Ocean Energy, (2015) Publisher: Studium Press LLC, USA, Editors: J N Govil, Ram Prasad, Sri Sivakumar & Umesh Chandra Sharma. LINK

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