Wind and wave climatology of the mediterranean sea. Part I: Wind statistics

Stefanakos, ChN; Athanassoulis, GA; Cavaleri, L; Bertotti, L; Lefevre, J-M

dc.contributor.author	Stefanakos, ChN	en
dc.contributor.author	Athanassoulis, GA	en
dc.contributor.author	Cavaleri, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Bertotti, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Lefevre, J-M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:43:01Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:43:01Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	10986189	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/31191
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dc.subject	Buoy measurements	en
dc.subject	Satellite altimeter data	en
dc.subject	Wind direction	en
dc.subject	Wind speed	en
dc.subject	Wind statistics	en
dc.subject.other	Approximation theory	en
dc.subject.other	Data acquisition	en
dc.subject.other	Interpolation	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Radio altimeters	en
dc.subject.other	Remote sensing	en
dc.subject.other	Statistics	en
dc.subject.other	Wind	en
dc.subject.other	Buoy measurements	en
dc.subject.other	Satellite altimeter data	en
dc.subject.other	Wind direction	en
dc.subject.other	Wind speed	en
dc.subject.other	Wind statistics	en
dc.subject.other	Climatology	en
dc.title	Wind and wave climatology of the mediterranean sea. Part I: Wind statistics	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	The wave climate of the Mediterranean basin is considered as derived from a ten year long time series of wave model data. The work presented here is part of the MEDATLAS project, whose aim is the edition of a Wind and Wave Atlas of the Mediterranean Sea, both in electronic and printed form. Statistical results are based on historical data from the ECMWF archives calibrated anew for the needs of MEDATLAS project, using satellite data (Topex altimeter). Then, a great number of statistics including univariate, bivariate, directional and time series statistics have been derived for the following wave parameters: (i) Significant wave height, (ii) Peak period, (iii) Wave steepness based on peak period, (iv) Wave direction. This kind of results is available for 239 data points in the basin. Moreover, using an enhanced contouring algorithm, the calibration factors for the 239 data points have been interpolated to produce a new set of factors for all the grid points of the basin, i.e. 935 points. In this way, a new enlarged wave database has been obtained, based on which two kinds of spatial statistics have been produced: a) spatial distribution of the mean value of wave parameters, b) spatial distribution of the probability of some important events, e.g., the probability that the significant wave height is greater than a given threshold. Copyright © 2004 by The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.	en
heal.journalName	Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference	en
dc.identifier.spage	177	en
dc.identifier.epage	186	en