Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 49-64Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.06.039
Keywords
Spectral models; Swell; Wave energy; Wave power; Wave atlas; Wind waves
Funding
- Office of Naval Research
- NOAA [NA07NOS4730207]
- University of Hawaii
- Department of Energy via the National Marine Renewable Energy Center [DE-FG36-08GO18180]
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Development of ocean wave energy requires general knowledge of the wave climate as well as reliable estimates of the available power. A WAVEWATCH III hindcast study with surface winds from the Final Global Tropospheric Analysis (FNL) provides 10 years of spectral wave data for a thorough examination of the wave resource around the world. The fully assimilated FNL data provides accurate wind input for more reliable predictions of the wave conditions than the operational forecasts. The computed wave parameters show good correlation with Jason-1 altimetry and buoy measurements. The monthly median plots describe the seasonal variation of the global wave climate and the percentile plots indicate the persistence and severity of the wave conditions. Separate estimates of the power from the wind waves and primary swell provide a precise description of the resource in support (:) design and planning of wave energy converters. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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