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Trends of wave height and period in the Central Arabian Sea from 1996 to 2012: A study based on satellite altimeter data

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Title Trends of wave height and period in the Central Arabian Sea from 1996 to 2012: A study based on satellite altimeter data
 
Creator Hithin, N.K.
SanilKumar, V.
Shanas, P.R.
 
Subject OCEANOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHIC SUPPORT SERVICES
METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY
 
Description The variability of annual maximum and annual mean significant wave height (SWH) and wave period in the Central Arabian Sea is studied using satellite altimeter data from 1996 to 2012 at a deep water (water depth~3500 m) buoy location (15.5°N, 69.28°E). Altimeter wave heights are validated with in-situ measurements and are intercompared. Extreme tropical storm/cyclone events that affect the wave conditions are studied using Joint Typhoon Warning Centre best-track data. The study shows a positive trend of 0.63 cm yr−1 in the annual mean SWH. In contrast, a negative trend of 2.66 cm yr−1 is found for the annual maximum SWH due to the decreasing trend of extreme tropical cyclone events. The annual mean and maximum wave period shows a decrease of 0.005 s yr−1 and 0.011 s yr−1, respectively
 
Date 2015-11-02T06:50:26Z
2015-11-02T06:50:26Z
2015
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ocean Engineering, vol.108; 2015; 416-425
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/4840
 
Language en
 
Rights An edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2015] Elsevier
 
Publisher Elsevier