On the dominance of pre-existing swells over wind seas along the west coast of India

Seasonal Variation in Nearshore Wave Characteristics off Cuddalore, Southeast Coast of Tamil Nadu, India

“…The sea waves are dominant (above 90%) during November to May, swells during cyclonic events and mixed sea state during June to October. Similar studies conducted along the Gulf of Mannar showed 55.5% of the waves dominated by sea and 45.5% by swell waves annually 11 , and 30% of the waves by sea and 70% by swell waves annually along the west coast 12 . The contribution of swell to the total H s was 63.2% and sea was 36.8% along Visakhapatnam coast during June to September 10 .…”

“…In an earlier study, it has been reported that the contribution of swells to the total wave height was 63%, during the SW monsoon along Visakhapatnam, east coast of India 10 . Along the west coast of India (off Goa), the dominance of swell during SW monsoon, postmonsoon and pre-monsoon seasons is 93%, 67% and 49% respectively 12 . Information on the seasonal variability of the sea and swell along the east coast of India is limited.…”

Wave energy dissipation in the mangrove vegetation off Mumbai, India

“…Mumbai (Aboobacker et al, 2011, Samiksha et al, 2012, Sabique et al, 2012. The outer domain was set for Wavewatch III Ocean Sci.…”

Wind and wave dataset for Matara, Sri Lanka

“…The unique geographic location of Sri Lanka to the south of the Indian Peninsula yields a different wave climate from those in the Bay of Bengal (Glejin et al, 2013a, b) and Arabian Sea (Aboobacker et al, 2011a, b), which are also located in the northern Indian Ocean and experience the same prevailing wind systems. Compared with the above two water bodies, swells have a larger impact on wind sea.…”

“…In addition, Sri Lanka is a good observation point for the southern Asian monsoon. Many wind and wave observations have been made in the Bay of Bengal (Glejin et al, 2013a;Nayak et al, 2013) and Arabian Sea (Aboobacker et al, 2011a;Glejin et al, 2013b); however, investigations of wind and waves in the waters south of Sri Lanka, which hosts one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, are scarce.…”