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Title: Filling missing observations in time series of significant wave height

Conference ·
OSTI ID:194284
;  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Puertos del Estado, Madrid (Spain). Dept. Clima Maritimo
  2. Technical Univ. of Lisbon, Lisboa (Portugal)

Missing values are frequently encountered in time series of wave measurements and this presents difficulties in the continuous application of autoregressive models to the series. In this paper, the use of autoregressive models to describe the time series of significant wave height is described and different methods are presented to fill missing values in the series. For small gaps it is possible to forecast from models adjusted to partial series, but for large gaps a method is proposed to account for the spatial correlation of the data. Application examples are provided for the time series of Figueira da Foz in Portugal and its correlation with data from Sines in Portugal and La Coruna in Spain.

OSTI ID:
194284
Report Number(s):
CONF-950695-; ISBN 0-7918-1308-8; TRN: IM9611%%125
Resource Relation:
Conference: International conference on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering, Copenhagen (Denmark), 18-22 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of OMAE 1995 -- Proceedings of the 14. international conference on offshore mechanics and arctic engineering. Volume 2: Safety and reliability; Guedes Soares, C. [ed.] [Technical Univ. of Lisbon, Lisboa (Portugal)]; PB: 567 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English