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Statistical assessment of annual patterns in coastal extreme wave conditions

Year: 2013

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The annual cycle in extreme values of significant wave height is examined by transforming the timing ofthe storm peaks in a circular variable, with the aim of taking advantage of the many tests devised to explore uniformity on the circle.The use of four different but complementary uniformity tests makes possible a robust assessment of the annual cycle statistical significance.Seasonality of storms in a long time series of significant wave heights, measured in a coastal zone, is examined.The presence of a seasonal pattem is statistically beyond doubt.

Source: WIT transactions on ecology and the environment

DOI: 10.2495/cp130041

Authors: J. L. Vega, J. González, G. Rodríguez

Institutions: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands

Language: English

Topic: Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la Información