Ocean wave measurement and wave climate prediction of peninsular Malaysia

Muzathik, A.M.; Nik, W.B.Wan; Samo, K.B.; Ibrahim, M. Z.

dc.contributor.author	Muzathik, A.M.
dc.contributor.author	Nik, W.B.Wan
dc.contributor.author	Samo, K.B.
dc.contributor.author	Ibrahim, M. Z.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-04-24T05:49:23Z
dc.date.available	2017-04-24T05:49:23Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Physical Science, 22(1); 79–94.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1675-3402
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/2507
dc.description.abstract	This paper presents wave measurement and wave climate prediction within Peninsular Malaysia. Rayleigh and Weibull density functions were used to predict wave heights. The total wave energy density was found to be 17.69 MWh/m within an average year, whereas average wave power density varied from 0.15 to 6.49 kW/m. Furthermore, more than 60% of the annual wave energy was caused by wave heights between 0.2 to 1.2 m. Waves with peak periods between 2 and 8 s accounted for more than 70% of the total wave energy. The extreme significant wave heights were predicted, using Gumbel, Weibull and Generalised Pareto distributions, as having return periods of 10 to 200 years for the same locations. The extreme significant wave heights varied from 2.6 to 3.4 m for the aforementioned return periods. The results of the present study will contribute greatly to the design of ocean engineering projects.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia	en_US
dc.subject	Gumbel	en_US
dc.subject	Weibull and generalised pareto distributions	en_US
dc.subject	Significant wave height	en_US
dc.subject	Wave direction	en_US
dc.subject	Wave period	en_US
dc.subject	Wave energy density	en_US
dc.title	Ocean wave measurement and wave climate prediction of peninsular Malaysia	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US