Research Article
Analysis of the Global Swell and Wind Sea Energy Distribution Using WAVEWATCH III
Table 4
Seasonal variations of the swell probability (
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| Regions | MAM | JJA | SON | DJF | Total |
| Northern Pacific Ocean | 84.15% | 90.84% | 85.84% | 79.16% | 85.04% | Southern Pacific Ocean | 93.50% | 87.79% | 86.59% | 88.61% | 84.01% | Northern Atlantic Ocean | 87.07% | 90.23% | 83.41% | 80.01% | 88.73% | Southern Atlantic Ocean | 86.65% | 82.43% | 80.00% | 83.99% | 88.19% | Indian Ocean | 94.99% | 85.36% | 87.05% | 91.66% | 92.95% | Global | 84.23% | 84.57% | 88.93% | 86.91% | 87.85% |
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