Extreme Wave Prediction Based on the Numerically Simulated Data in a Semi-Enclosed Basin

摘要

The aim of this study is to simulate wind waves at the northern coast ofrnthe Persian Gulf and estimate extreme wave characteristics based onrnthe modeled wave data. Hence, the SWAN model was employed forrnwave hindcasting forced by the 6-hourly ECMWF wind data with arnresolution of 0.5°. After hindcasting 11 year wave data, extreme valuernanalysis was conducted based on the numerically simulated wave data.rnThe results of extreme value analysis showed that the Weibullrndistribution is better fitted to the wave data in the studied arearncompared to other distributions.