WAVES

 

Characteristics needed for platform and turbine design and control and maintenance.

 

          Data from

          NDBC Data Buoys

          Wavewatch III and other models

          Analyze for

          Extreme heights

          Average conditions

          Spatial patterns

 

 

Comparison of wave height registered on the buoy 44014 and the wave height forecast from the model Wavewatch 3.

Waves reached heights of 5 m during the wind storm of June 3, 2007