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| Title: | WAVE REGIME CHARACTERIZATION ON THE PORTUGUESE COAST USING HINDCAST AND WAVE PROPAGATION MODELS | |
| DOI No: | 10.1142/9789812709554_0052 | |
| Source: | COASTAL ENGINEERING 2006 (pp 603-615) | |
| Author(s): | Rui Capitão
National Civil Engineering Laboratory, Avenida do Brasil 101, 1700-066, Lisboa, Portugal Conceição Fortes National Civil Engineering Laboratory, Avenida do Brasil 101, 1700-066, Lisboa, Portugal Fernando Carvalho Meteorological Institute, Rua C ao Aeroporto de Lisboa, 1749-077, Lisboa, Portugal Alexandre Coli National Civil Engineering Laboratory, Avenida do Brasil 101, 1700-066, Lisboa, Portugal Liliana Pinheiro National Civil Engineering Laboratory, Avenida do Brasil 101, 1700-066, Lisboa, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | To overcome the scarcity or the absence of observed wave data in the vicinity of a site where coastal protection works or maritime structures have to be built, two different methodologies, TRANSFER and MAR3G, are presented, applied and compared in this paper. These methodologies were applied in the definition of the wave regimes, a set of subclimates of the wave climate, at four selected sites along the Portuguese coast. The results are compared in terms of the joint histograms of wave heights, wave periods and wave directions for both methodologies. Statistical values associated with the above variables are also calculated and compared. Finally, the main advantages and disadvantages of using each of the considered methodologies are discussed. | |
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