Modelling of Wind And Wave Joint Occurrence Probability And Persistence Duration From Satellite Observation Data

Abstract

Operational tools for deriving wind and wave joint occurrence probabilities as well as wind and wave persistence duration statistics from satellite observation data are presented. These statistics are very useful for the preparation and the analysis of marine operations and the methodologies presented in the paper show how they can be derived from satellite data or from other sources. The methods of analysis are based on the application of Plackett distribution model to calculate the joint probabilities and on the application of Markov process theory to derive persistence statistics of simultaneous wind and wave conditions.