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Wind-Wave Relation during Hurricane Matthew in 2016 Buoy Measurements and Applications

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  • Hsu SA

    (Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, Louisiana State University, USA)

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Analysis of wind and wave parameters measured by a data buoy during Hurricane Matthew in October 2016 indicates that the dimensionless wave height and period are approximately linearly related. It is found that, under the conditions of growing wind seas and aerodynamically rough flow over the ocean U10= 36 HS/LP here U10 is the wind speed at 10m, H5 is the significant wave height and TP is the dominant wave period. Further verifications of this relation are successful during Hurricanes Dean in the Caribbean Sea, Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico, Estelle near Hawaii and Typhoon Russ near Guam in the Pacific. In addition, when the variation of TP is small and Hs may be linearly related to the wind speed. A formula is proposed using Matthew’s growing wind seas as an example. These formulas may be useful in applied oceanography and fishery sciences and management.

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  • Hsu SA, 2017. "Wind-Wave Relation during Hurricane Matthew in 2016 Buoy Measurements and Applications," Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 2(2), pages 38-41, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jofoaj:v:2:y:2017:i:2:p:38-41
    DOI: 10.19080/OFOAJ.2017.02.555585
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