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AuthorAboobacker, V. M.
AuthorSamiksha, S. V.
AuthorVeerasingam, S.
AuthorAl-Ansari, Ebrahim M.A.S.
AuthorVethamony, P.
Available date2022-02-22T05:35:24Z
Publication Date2021-09-15
Publication NameOcean Engineering
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.109457
CitationAboobacker, V. M., Samiksha, S. V., Veerasingam, S., Al-Ansari, E. M., & Vethamony, P. (2021). Role of shamal and easterly winds on the wave characteristics off Qatar, central Arabian Gulf. Ocean Engineering, 236, 109457.
ISSN00298018
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/27339
AbstractWaves in the Arabian Gulf (Gulf) are dominated by shamal winds during winter and early summer. Although wave characteristics in the Gulf are broadly studied, features associated with various wind systems are not explicitly covered, especially in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Qatar. In this study, we analyzed the wave parameters measured off Fuwairit, north coast of Qatar during 29 October – 26 November 2019 to identify the features associated with different wind systems. The analyses have been further extended to the Gulf using the reanalysis waves obtained from the COPERNICUS Marine Environment Monitoring Services (CMEMS) to describe the monthly, seasonal and annual characteristics. Results indicate that Nashi winds influence the east and northeast coasts of Qatar with higher waves than those generated by shamal winds. We find exceptional easterly (Nashi) waves during March 2019 contributing to the highest monthly mean Hs, which is a deviation from the known long-term wave climate of the Gulf.
SponsorThis work was jointly carried out under the IRCC International Research Co-Fund Collaboration Program of QU and CSIR-NIO, executed through Office of Research Support (ORS), QU (IRCC-2019-002).
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectArabian Gulf
CMEMS reanalysis waves
Nashi winds
Shamal waves
Shamal winds
Waves off Qatar
TitleRole of shamal and easterly winds on the wave characteristics off Qatar, central Arabian Gulf
TypeArticle
Volume Number236
dc.accessType Open Access


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