Analysis, Interpretation and Integration of Wave Field Data at Northern Coasts of Oman Sea

The most important and expensive portion of basic study of onshore and offshore projects include the measurement of wave characteristics. In Iran, however, will not the data collected are solely applied for the calibration and verification of the numerical modeling. Analysis and interpretation of field data independently or in combination with numerical models determine the general state of oceanographic pparameters. The general pattern of waves, their origin, seasonal variation and statistical distribution of height, period and their direction particularly provides valuable information for management concerns and engineering purposes. In this article the wave field data from five stations along the northern coast of Oman sea in the one-year period is considered for processing, analysis and interpretation. The variation of wave pattern from the entrance of Oman sea to strait Hormuz along the northern coast of Oman sea is studied based on the field data. Moreover, the results are compared with the results of both the ISWM numerical model and the simulation of Hormozgan coastline waves. Prediction of wave pattern and their origin and the variation of wave energy throughout the Oman Sea coastline are from the advantages of this study.