“…Figure 3b presents return periods expressed in 2, 5, and 10 years, respectively, per 2D contour line. Return periods of the order of 10 years are of practical relevance for GPEH design (Daqaq, 2015; Fazeres‐Ferradosa, Taveira‐Pinto, Romão, et al., 2018; Rugbjerg et al., 2006; Sun, Gaidai, Wang, et al., 2023) as well as for various offshore wind energy installations, such as floating wind turbines (see Sun, Gaidai, Wang, et al., 2023), wind farm offshore vessels, joint wave heights, and wind speed 2D bivariate statistics (Avvari et al., 2017; Daue & Kunzmann, 2008; Gaidai et al., 2019; Gaidai et al., 2020; Gaidai, Hu, et al., 2023; Gaidai, Wang, & Yakimov, 2023; Gaidai, Wang, Wu, et al., 2022; Sherrit et al., 2014; Soma & De Pasquale, 2013; Stanton et al., 2012; Williams et al., 2004; Xing et al., 2022).…”