Abstract: Abstract This paper addresses the problem of how to estimate a ocean wave spectrum using standard meteorological information provided by weather forecast companies. A method is proposed for calculating a wave bimodal spectrum using the wind-sea and the swell components, also a description of the commonly used spectrum models are presented. The spectral models are evaluated using real buoy data obtained from the National Data Buoy Center of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The three most frequently used spectral models were consi...
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Meteorology
Remote sensing