Comparison of wave height interpolation with wavelet refined cubic spline and fractal methods

This study presents two new methods for significant wave height interpolation, and compares the results from them with the cubic spline method for different durations of wave record gaps. Information about wave height is important for planning and design applications in both coastal and offshore eng...

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Main Authors: Liu, Xin, Xia, Jianhong (Cecilia), Gunson, J., Wright, Graeme, Arnold, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40800
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author Liu, Xin
Xia, Jianhong (Cecilia)
Gunson, J.
Wright, Graeme
Arnold, L.
author_facet Liu, Xin
Xia, Jianhong (Cecilia)
Gunson, J.
Wright, Graeme
Arnold, L.
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description This study presents two new methods for significant wave height interpolation, and compares the results from them with the cubic spline method for different durations of wave record gaps. Information about wave height is important for planning and design applications in both coastal and offshore engineering. However many gaps exist in the records and they are not necessarily small. Although a number of previous studies have attempted to fill the gaps in wave height records, most of the interpreted results are not satisfactory. In this paper, the wavelet refined cubic spline method and fractal method are applied to improve interpolation accuracy. Results indicate that both methods show advantages over the cubic spline method, on the average, for the whole dataset. However, further analysis reveals that the methods introduced in this paper are not as effective as the cubic spline method for all gap sizes. The methods are implemented and compared at two study areas having quite different patterns of wave height.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-408002017-09-13T15:41:03Z Comparison of wave height interpolation with wavelet refined cubic spline and fractal methods Liu, Xin Xia, Jianhong (Cecilia) Gunson, J. Wright, Graeme Arnold, L. Cubic spline method Wave heigh tinterpolation Time-series models Wavelet analysis Fractal methods This study presents two new methods for significant wave height interpolation, and compares the results from them with the cubic spline method for different durations of wave record gaps. Information about wave height is important for planning and design applications in both coastal and offshore engineering. However many gaps exist in the records and they are not necessarily small. Although a number of previous studies have attempted to fill the gaps in wave height records, most of the interpreted results are not satisfactory. In this paper, the wavelet refined cubic spline method and fractal method are applied to improve interpolation accuracy. Results indicate that both methods show advantages over the cubic spline method, on the average, for the whole dataset. However, further analysis reveals that the methods introduced in this paper are not as effective as the cubic spline method for all gap sizes. The methods are implemented and compared at two study areas having quite different patterns of wave height. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40800 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2014.05.013 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Cubic spline method
Wave heigh tinterpolation
Time-series models
Wavelet analysis
Fractal methods
Liu, Xin
Xia, Jianhong (Cecilia)
Gunson, J.
Wright, Graeme
Arnold, L.
Comparison of wave height interpolation with wavelet refined cubic spline and fractal methods
title Comparison of wave height interpolation with wavelet refined cubic spline and fractal methods
title_full Comparison of wave height interpolation with wavelet refined cubic spline and fractal methods
title_fullStr Comparison of wave height interpolation with wavelet refined cubic spline and fractal methods
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of wave height interpolation with wavelet refined cubic spline and fractal methods
title_short Comparison of wave height interpolation with wavelet refined cubic spline and fractal methods
title_sort comparison of wave height interpolation with wavelet refined cubic spline and fractal methods
topic Cubic spline method
Wave heigh tinterpolation
Time-series models
Wavelet analysis
Fractal methods
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40800