Title :
Accuracy of wave direction estimation from directional wave rider buoy time series
Author :
Seemann, Joerg ; Horstmann, Jochen ; Lueder, Lasse ; Baschek, Burkard ; Senet, Christian
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Coastal Res. Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Geesthacht, Germany
Abstract :
The directionality of single-wave events measured with a directional waverider buoy is analyzed. The method used for directionality analysis is presented and an estimation of the achievable accuracy, based on the bootstrap method is given.
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; bootstrap method; directional wave rider buoy time series; directional-wave height histogram; ocean wave direction estimation accuracy; single-wave event directionality; Accuracy; Estimation; Extraterrestrial measurements; Sea measurements; Sea state; Standards; Time series analysis; bootstrapping; circular statistics; directional wave rider buoy; directional-wave height histogram; ocean wave direction estimation accuracy; orthogonal regression;
Conference_Titel :
Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurement (CWTM), 2015 IEEE/OES Eleventh
Conference_Location :
St. Petersburg, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-8418-3
DOI :
10.1109/CWTM.2015.7098137
