Long-Term Analysis of Wave Climate Using Short-Term Techniques

Abstract

This paper proposes a number of theoretical probability distributions for variables of interest when planning operations at sea. Examples of such variables are: duration of storms, duration of calms, intensity of storm peaks, etc. The theoretical distributions are obtained by means of random process theory applied to the curve of evolution of H s (significant wave height). The model is checked with six years of wave data recorded at the north coast of Spain.