An application of the peaks over threshold method to predict extremes of significant wave height

被引:123
作者
Ferreira, JA [1 ]
Soares, CG [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tecn Lisboa, Inst Super Tecn, Unit Marine Technol & Engn, P-1096 Lisbon, Portugal
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JOURNAL OF OFFSHORE MECHANICS AND ARCTIC ENGINEERING-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME | 1998年 / 120卷 / 03期
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10.1115/1.2829537
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P75 [海洋工程];
学科分类号
0814 ; 081505 ; 0824 ; 082401 ;
摘要
The paper describes an application of the Peaks Over Threshold (POT) method to significant wave height data of Figueira da Foz, Portugal. The method is briefly explained and justified. The exponential distribution is shown to be adequate for modeling the peaks of clustered excesses over a threshold of 6 m. Estimates of return values are given. The exponential character of the data is theoretically justified in the Appendix.
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