Title :
Storm Generated Waves in the Gulf of Maine
Author :
Pearce, B. ; Panchane, V.
Author_Institution :
University of Maine, Orono, Maine, USA
Abstract :
A project to generate wave height information for the Gulf of Maine is discussed. A model is described which calculates synoptic wind speeds for northeast storms. Numerical hindcast models are also discussed. A parametric type wave model was used with a set of the 22 strongest northeast storms from a 32 year record. The highest wave height at each grid point for each storm was used to generate the extreme statistics. The results are presented.
Keywords :
Atmospheric modeling; Civil engineering; Equations; Hurricanes; Mesh generation; Numerical models; Parametric statistics; Sea measurements; Storms; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 82
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1982.1151904
