Waves in the nearshore waters of northern Arabian Sea during the summer monsoon

Waves at 15 m water depth in the northern Arabian Sea are measured during the summer monsoon for a period of 45 days and the characteristics are described. The significant wave height varied from 1.1 to 4.5 m with an average value of 2.5 m. 75% of the wave height at the measurement location is due t...

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Published in:Ocean engineering 2011-02, Vol.38 (2), p.382-388
Main Authors: Sanil Kumar, V., Singh, Jai, Pednekar, P., Gowthaman, R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arabian Sea
Dynamics of the ocean (upper and deep oceans)
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Marine
Mixed sea state
Monsoons
Nearshore water
Ocean engineering
Physics of the oceans
Position (location)
Sea
Sea-air exchange processes
Seas
Summer
Summer monsoon
Swell
Water depth
Wave spectrum
Wind waves
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Summary:Waves at 15 m water depth in the northern Arabian Sea are measured during the summer monsoon for a period of 45 days and the characteristics are described. The significant wave height varied from 1.1 to 4.5 m with an average value of 2.5 m. 75% of the wave height at the measurement location is due to the swells arriving from the south-west and the remaining is due to the seas from south-west to north-west. Wave age of the measured data indicates that the waves in the nearshore waters of northern Arabian Sea during the summer monsoon are swells with young sea.
ISSN:0029-8018
1873-5258
DOI:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2010.11.009