Research Article

Analysis of the Global Swell and Wind Sea Energy Distribution Using WAVEWATCH III

Table 4

Seasonal variations of the swell probability ().

RegionsMAMJJASONDJFTotal

Northern Pacific Ocean84.15%90.84% 85.84%79.16%85.04%
Southern Pacific Ocean93.50%87.79% 86.59%88.61%84.01%
Northern Atlantic Ocean87.07%90.23% 83.41%80.01%88.73%
Southern Atlantic Ocean86.65%82.43% 80.00%83.99%88.19%
Indian Ocean94.99%85.36% 87.05%91.66%92.95%
Global84.23%84.57% 88.93%86.91%87.85%