Extreme wave field offshore El Salvador

Authors

  • Francisco José Gavidia Medina Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v54i54.12070

Keywords:

extreme value analysis, waves, El Salvador

Abstract

The time series of wave simulations are broken down into series of medium and extreme field events, characterized by short and long-term statistical methods. Generally extreme field events have a high variability in intensity and frequency. The WAM model simulates wave parameters: significant height, period of the most energetic component, direction of propagation. To characterize the extreme field off the coast of El Salvador, time series (february 1968 – december 2009), were processed and analyzed in three locations from simulations carried out with the WAM model. The extreme swell that arrived on the country's coast between May 2-4, 2015 had a maximum power of 73 kW-m-1, which has a return period of five years and a probability of occurrence of 67 % for five years, 89 % for ten years and 100 % for 25 years of useful life.

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Author Biography

Francisco José Gavidia Medina, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

Licenciatura en Oceanología, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Maestría en Oceanografía Física del Centro de Investigación Científica y Educación Superior de Ensenada
Especialista en Oceanografía de la Dirección General del Observatorio de Amenazas y Recursos Naturales,
del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

Published

2021-08-24

How to Cite

Gavidia Medina, F. J. . (2021). Extreme wave field offshore El Salvador. Reality and Reflection, 54(54), 112–122. https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v54i54.12070