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Title: Modelling mean wave direction distribution with the von Mises model
Authors: Vega, J. L.
Rodríguez, G. 
UNESCO Clasification: 2510 Oceanografía
Keywords: Wave modelling
Mean wave direction
Kernel density estimation
Circular variables
Von Mises distribution, et al
Issue Date: 2009
Publisher: 1743-3541
Journal: WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 
Conference: 1st International Conference on Physical Coastal Processes, Management and Engineering
1st International Conference on Physical Coastal Processes, Management and Engineering, Coastal Processes 2009
Abstract: This paper presents the probabilistic modelling of the mean wave direction derived from directional spectral analysis of waves recorded by directional buoys. The analysis is performed on the mean wave direction in terms of the climatic season, the sea state severity and the period of the dominant waves. The usefulness of the von Mises theoretical models to describe the empirical kernel density estimates is examined. It is observed that the single von Mises theoretical model results are useful to fit the observed distribution only for moderate and severe sea states while the mixture of two von Mises distributions enhances significantly the degree of fitness. Keywords: wave modelling, mean wave direction, kernel density estimation, circular variables, von Mises distribution, von Mises mixtures.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/51975
ISBN: 9781845642006
ISSN: 1743-3541
DOI: 10.2495/CP090011
Source: WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment [ISSN 1743-3541], v. 126, p. 3-14
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