STATISTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE WAVE CLIMATE ALONG JAPANESE COAST OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN

Abstract

 Wave climate statistics is a major concept including overall statistical properties of continuously observed waves through many years. This study aimed at clarifying wave climate characteristics of the Pacific Ocean coastal areas of Japan. The statistical models are proposed according to the investigated results on wave climate data at 8 observatories in the area. In this area wave climate is characteristic of the typhoon influence. Since, it is quite different from ordinary waves, the modeling was conducted respectively and the results are added together. Finally, Monte Carlo simulations are conducted to show the effectiveness of the present model.