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Wave characteristics and extreme parameters in the Bohai Sea

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This paper is aimed at the whole Bohai Sea, as the complement and improvement of wave characteristics and extreme parameters. Wave fields were simulated in the Bohai Sea by using wave model SWAN from 1985 to 2004. The input data based on the hindcast of high-resolution wind fields from RAMS and water level fields from POM, which have been tested and verified well. Comparisons of significant wave heights between simulation and station observations show a good agreement in general. By statistical analysis, the wave characteristics such as significant wave heights, dominant wave directions and their seasonal variations are discussed. In addition, main wave extreme parameters and directional extreme values particularly for 100-year return period are investigated.

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Correspondence to Ke-jian Wu  (吴克俭).

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This project was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40976005 and 40930844).

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Wang, Zf., Wu, Kj., Zhou, Lm. et al. Wave characteristics and extreme parameters in the Bohai Sea. China Ocean Eng 26, 341–350 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13344-012-0026-0

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