Chapter I
Climatological data for the study area
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To visualize the distribution of height and period data, they have been represented in a diagram
with marginal distributions in Figure I-8.
Figure I-8 Diagram with marginal distributions of wave heights and periods.
Figure I-8 illustrates the correlation between wave height and its corresponding period. Notably,
there is a dense cluster of data points (dark blue) representing wave heights ranging from 0.02 m
to 1.4 m, with corresponding periods falling between 3s and 8s.
Additionally, wave heights below 3.5 m often coincide with periods around 10s, as indicated by
a significant proportion of the data.
I.4.2. Wind climate
The wind has a significant influence on the wave. a study on the wind climate in the same
extraction point 37° N 3° E was done over the period 1992 - 2021 with data from the infoplaza
database. The recorded wind speed varies between 0.2m/s to 5.53m/s, the highest density Figure
I-9 is globally located between 0.2 and 15m/s.
Figure I-9 Representation of the spectrum of recorded wind speed.