Wind and swell wave climate for Turkish coast of The Aegean and Mediterranean Sea

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Derebay, Saygın Kemal

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The swell waves which are an important component of wind generated waves have significant effects on small craft and fisheries. The swell wave climate has an important role in the design and operation of fishing harbors and harbors for small craft. Despite this fact the swell wave climate is not well known for the Turkish coasts. The purpose of the present study was to identify the swell wave climate along the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coastline of Türkiye. For this purpose wind and swell wave data for a 72 months period is obtained from ECMWF for the analysis. And the data are analyzed for twenty one locations selected along the Turkish coast. For every location the wind and swell wave roses, significant swell wave height versus Mean period of primary swell relations, extreme probability distribution and log-linear cumulative probability distribution are presented. Also some extreme swell events in the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea occurred in the data period are presented for a better understanding of generation and propagation of swell waves. The results showed that the swell wave activity and severity is higher in the Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coastline of Türkiye. The investigation of extreme swell events provided that the swell waves occur and diminish in a relatively short duration and the data available from ECMWF which is provided for 12 hour intervals is not sensitive to time enough for the investigation of swell wave occurrence and propagation. The significant swell wave height versus Mean period of primary swell relations and analysis on period of swell waves showed that the swell wave periods could reach up to 12 seconds in the Western and Southern shores of Türkiye.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608935/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16744

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S. K. Derebay, “Wind and swell wave climate for Turkish coast of The Aegean and Mediterranean Sea,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2007.