Long-Term Characterization of Sea Conditions in the East China Sea Using Significant Wave Height and Wind Speed

doi:10.1007/s11802-018-3484-z

	Long-Term Characterization of Sea Conditions in the East China Sea Using Significant Wave Height and Wind Speed
	Zheng, Kaiwen 1; Osinowo, Adekunle Ayodotun 1; Sun, Jian 1; Hu, Wei 2
刊名	JOURNAL OF OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA
	2018-08
卷号	17 期号:4 页码:733-743
关键词	significant wave height wind speed sea state occurrence
ISSN号	1672-5182
DOI	10.1007/s11802-018-3484-z
英文摘要	In this study, the statistical characterization of sea conditions in the East China Sea (ECS) is investigated by analyzing a significant wave height and wind speed data at a 6-hour interval for 30 years (1980-2009), which was simulated and computed using the WAVEWATCH III (WW3) model. The monthly variations of these parameters showed that the significant wave height and wind speed have minimum values of 0.73 m and 5.15 m s(-1) and 1.73 m and 8.24 m s(-1) in the month of May and December, respectively. The annual, seasonal, and monthly mean sea state characterizations showed that the slight sea generally prevailed in the ECS and had nearly the highest occurrence in all seasons and months. Additionally, the moderate sea prevailed in the winter months of December and January, while the smooth (wavelets) sea prevailed in May. Furthermore, the spatial variation of sea states showed that the calm and smooth sea had the largest occurrences in the northern ECS. The slight sea occurred mostly (above 30%) in parts of the ECS and the surrounding locations, while higher occurrences of the rough and very rough seas were distributed in waters between the southwest ECS and the northeast South China Sea (SCS). The occurrences of the phenomenal sea conditions are insignificant and are distributed in the northwest Pacific and its upper region, which includes the Southern Kyushu-Palau Ridge and Ryukyu Trench.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41376010]
WOS研究方向	Oceanography
语种	英语
出版者	OCEAN UNIV CHINA
WOS记录号	WOS:000438294800004
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.fio.com.cn:8080/handle/2SI8HI0U/10851]
专题	自然资源部第一海洋研究所
通讯作者	Sun, Jian
作者单位	1.Ocean Univ China, Coll Ocean & Atmospher Sci, Qingdao 266100, Peoples R China 2.State Ocean Adm, North China Sea Branch, Qingdao 266061, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zheng, Kaiwen,Osinowo, Adekunle Ayodotun,Sun, Jian,et al. Long-Term Characterization of Sea Conditions in the East China Sea Using Significant Wave Height and Wind Speed[J]. JOURNAL OF OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA,2018,17(4):733-743.
APA	Zheng, Kaiwen,Osinowo, Adekunle Ayodotun,Sun, Jian,&Hu, Wei.(2018).Long-Term Characterization of Sea Conditions in the East China Sea Using Significant Wave Height and Wind Speed.JOURNAL OF OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA,17(4),733-743.
MLA	Zheng, Kaiwen,et al."Long-Term Characterization of Sea Conditions in the East China Sea Using Significant Wave Height and Wind Speed".JOURNAL OF OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA 17.4(2018):733-743.