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Calculating the return value using a mathematical model of significant wave height

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This study presents a new method for calculating return values. The essence of the method is that it utilizes nonstationary data to calculate the return value for a region in the Northeast Pacific. The nonstationary data was obtained from a model which was previously developed for the behavior of the significant wave height as a function of time in the region. The method is illustrated by convolving two generalized Pareto distribution functions fitted to two parts of the model, computing a suitable extreme value from the new distribution function, and calculating the return value using this extreme value.

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  1. College of Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Iran

    Hamid Bazargan

  2. School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK

    Hamid Bahai

  3. University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

    Amin Aminzadeh–Gohari

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Bazargan, H., Bahai, H. & Aminzadeh–Gohari, A. Calculating the return value using a mathematical model of significant wave height. J Mar Sci Technol 12, 34–42 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00773-006-0234-5

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