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Table of Contents
Cover ............................................................................................................................................... 1
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................. I
List of Figures ................................................................................................................................ V
List of Tables ............................................................................................................................... VII
List of Equations ........................................................................................................................... IX
List of Terms ................................................................................................................................. XI
List of Acronyms ........................................................................................................................ XIII
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter I.
Climatological data for the study area ....................................................................... 3
I.1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 3
I.2. Study area geographical location .......................................................................................... 3
I.3. General information about waves ......................................................................................... 4
I.4. Climatological data for the study area .................................................................................. 5
I.4.1. Wave climate ................................................................................................................. 5
I.4.2. Wind climate ................................................................................................................ 10
I.5. Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 14
Chapter II. Extreme events ........................................................................................................ 15
II.1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 15
II.2. Extreme value theory ......................................................................................................... 15
II.2.1. Block maxima method ................................................................................................ 16
II.2.2. Peaks over Threshold Method (POT) ......................................................................... 23
II.3. Comparison between Peak Over Threshold and Block Maxima ....................................... 28
II.4. Conclusion ......................................................................................................................... 28
Chapter III.
Numerical Modeling ............................................................................................ 29
III.1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 29
III.2. Presentation of the model ................................................................................................. 29
III.2.1. Mesh Generator ......................................................................................................... 29
III.2.2. MIKE SW .................................................................................................................. 29