Marine Wind and Wave Height Trends at Different ERA-Interim Forecast Ranges

Evaluate changes in wind wave height at different return periods and statistical distribution

Waves are main characteristics of seas that produce by wind. Importance of the study of waves and recognizing the wave climate in the coastal zone management that the waves are the most important influence on the design and implementation of all projects. Wave are main boundary condition in dynamic loading and structural calculations and hydraulic coastal structures. Height of waves are the mos...

A Statistical Approach for Wave-Height Forecast Based on Spatiotemporal Variation of Surface Wind

100-Year Return Value Estimates for Ocean Wind Speed and Significant Wave Height from the ERA-40 Data

In this article global estimates of 100-yr return values of wind speed and significant wave height are presented. These estimates are based on the ECMWF 40-yr Re-Analysis (ERA-40) data and are linearly corrected using estimates based on buoy data. This correction is supported by global Topographic Ocean Experiment (TOPEX) altimeter data estimates. The calculation of return values is based on th...

Statistical Downscaling of ERA-Interim Forecast Precipitation Data in Complex Terrain Using LASSO Algorithm

1 College of Geographical Sciences, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China 2 Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center for Monitoring and Assessing Terrestrial Disasters, Fuzhou 350007, China 3Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80333 Munich, Germany 4 Institute of Water Management, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, University of Natural Resources and...

The impact of North Atlantic wind and cyclone trends on European precipitation and significant wave height in the Atlantic.

An analysis of the frequency of cyclones and surface wind velocity for the Euro-Atlantic sector is performed by means of an objective methodology. Monthly and seasonal trends of cyclones and wind speed magnitude are computed and trends between 1960 and 2000 evaluated. Results reveal a significant frequency decrease (increase) in the western Mediterranean (Greenland and Scandinavia), particularl...