Development Of A Malaysian Ocean Wave Database And Models For Engineering Purposes

Correct wave data is a very important input to predict the performances of the marine vehicles and structures at preliminary design stages particularly regarding safety, effectiveness and comfort of passengers and crews. Presently, available wave data in Malaysian seas are based on visual observatio...

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Main Authors: Yaakob, Omar, Zainudin, Norazimar, Abdul Malik, Adi Maimun, Samian, Yahya, Palaraman, Robiahtul Adawiah
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2006
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http://eprints.utm.my/2643/1/74238.pdf
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author Yaakob, Omar
Zainudin, Norazimar
Abdul Malik, Adi Maimun
Samian, Yahya
Palaraman, Robiahtul Adawiah
author_facet Yaakob, Omar
Zainudin, Norazimar
Abdul Malik, Adi Maimun
Samian, Yahya
Palaraman, Robiahtul Adawiah
author_sort Yaakob, Omar
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description Correct wave data is a very important input to predict the performances of the marine vehicles and structures at preliminary design stages particularly regarding safety, effectiveness and comfort of passengers and crews. Presently, available wave data in Malaysian seas are based on visual observations from ships, oil platforms and limited wave buoys whose accuracy, reliability and comprehensiveness are often questioned. This study presents an effort to derive a more reliable and comprehensive wave database for Malaysian sea areas using satellite altimetry. Significant wave height, wind speed and sigma0 data is extracted from oceanographic satellite TOPEX/Poseidon for selected area. Results are presented in the form of probability distribution functions and compared to data from Global Wave Statistics (GWS), Malaysian Meteorological Service (MMS), Petronas Research Scientific Services (PRSS) and United State National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). This project has shown that the data provided by TOPEX/Poseidon satellite can be used to derive wave periods and the results indicate that the Hwang Method was the best approach to derive wave period for Malaysian ocean data.
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spelling utm-26432010-06-01T03:04:04Z http://eprints.utm.my/2643/ Development Of A Malaysian Ocean Wave Database And Models For Engineering Purposes Yaakob, Omar Zainudin, Norazimar Abdul Malik, Adi Maimun Samian, Yahya Palaraman, Robiahtul Adawiah TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Correct wave data is a very important input to predict the performances of the marine vehicles and structures at preliminary design stages particularly regarding safety, effectiveness and comfort of passengers and crews. Presently, available wave data in Malaysian seas are based on visual observations from ships, oil platforms and limited wave buoys whose accuracy, reliability and comprehensiveness are often questioned. This study presents an effort to derive a more reliable and comprehensive wave database for Malaysian sea areas using satellite altimetry. Significant wave height, wind speed and sigma0 data is extracted from oceanographic satellite TOPEX/Poseidon for selected area. Results are presented in the form of probability distribution functions and compared to data from Global Wave Statistics (GWS), Malaysian Meteorological Service (MMS), Petronas Research Scientific Services (PRSS) and United State National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). This project has shown that the data provided by TOPEX/Poseidon satellite can be used to derive wave periods and the results indicate that the Hwang Method was the best approach to derive wave period for Malaysian ocean data. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2006-06-11 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/2643/1/74238.pdf Yaakob, Omar and Zainudin, Norazimar and Abdul Malik, Adi Maimun and Samian, Yahya and Palaraman, Robiahtul Adawiah (2006) Development Of A Malaysian Ocean Wave Database And Models For Engineering Purposes. Project Report. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. (Unpublished)
spellingShingle TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Yaakob, Omar
Zainudin, Norazimar
Abdul Malik, Adi Maimun
Samian, Yahya
Palaraman, Robiahtul Adawiah
Development Of A Malaysian Ocean Wave Database And Models For Engineering Purposes
title Development Of A Malaysian Ocean Wave Database And Models For Engineering Purposes
title_full Development Of A Malaysian Ocean Wave Database And Models For Engineering Purposes
title_fullStr Development Of A Malaysian Ocean Wave Database And Models For Engineering Purposes
title_full_unstemmed Development Of A Malaysian Ocean Wave Database And Models For Engineering Purposes
title_short Development Of A Malaysian Ocean Wave Database And Models For Engineering Purposes
title_sort development of a malaysian ocean wave database and models for engineering purposes
topic TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://eprints.utm.my/2643/
http://eprints.utm.my/2643/1/74238.pdf