Metocean Data PDF

Santos Basin Oil Export Studies
FSO Metocean Design Criteria
Technical Note EBR4742/0300/03

BG Reference number W/O 4800023270
Address and Registered Office: HR Wallingford Ltd. Howbery Park, Wallingford, OXON OX10 8BA
Tel: +44 (0) 1491 835381 Fax: +44 (0) 1491 832233
Registered in England No. 2562099. HR Wallingford is a wholly owned subsidiary of HR Wallingford Group Ltd.
Document Information
Project Santos Basin Oil Export Studies
Technical subject FSO Metocean Design Criteria
Client BG International Ltd
Client Representative Chris Morris
Client Ref No. W/O 4800023270
Project No. EBR4742
Technical Note No. EBR4742/0300/03
Project Manager Chris Hutchings
Project Director Colin Skipper
Document History
Date Release Prepared Approved Authorised Notes
23/06/11 1.0 LCG CJH Issued for review
14/07/11 2.0 LCG PJH CJH Issued for Review (addressing client
comments)
13/10/11 3.0 LCG, PJH CJH CJH New parts added: Sections 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5,
7.1.4, 7.1.5, 7.1.6, 7.2, 7.3.3 and 9;
Appendices 1, 2 and 3.
Prepared
Approved
Authorised
© HR Wallingford Limited
HR Wallingford accepts no liability for the use by third parties of results or methods presented in this report.
The Company also stresses that various sections of this report rely on data supplied by or drawn from third party sources. HR
Wallingford accepts no liability for loss or damage suffered by the client or third parties as a result of errors or inaccuracies in
such third party data.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 ii R.3.0
Contents
1. Scope of document ........................................................................................................... 1
2. Units and convention........................................................................................................ 1
3. Inputs................................................................................................................................ 2
4. Meteorological conditions (excl winds) ........................................................................... 2

4.1 Atmospheric pressure .......................................................................................... 2
4.2 Relative humidity................................................................................................. 2
4.3 Rainfall ................................................................................................................ 3
4.4 Air temperature.................................................................................................... 3
5. Winds ............................................................................................................................... 4
5.1 Wind climate........................................................................................................ 4
5.1.1 Wind rose ............................................................................................... 4
5.1.2 Annual table of occurrences per wind speed and direction bands ......... 5
5.1.3 Monthly exceedences ............................................................................. 6
5.1.4 Storm durations ...................................................................................... 8
5.1.5 Wind spectra......................................................................................... 13
5.2 Extreme wind conditions ................................................................................... 13
6. Oceanographic conditions (excl. currents and waves) ................................................... 14

6.1 Tides .................................................................................................................. 14
6.1.1 Tidal levels in Campos Basin............................................................... 14
6.1.2 Tidal constituents at the FSO location ................................................. 14
6.2 Water temperature ............................................................................................. 15
6.3 Salinity............................................................................................................... 15
6.4 Density............................................................................................................... 15
7. Waves............................................................................................................................. 16
7.1 Wave climate ..................................................................................................... 16
7.1.1 Wave rose............................................................................................. 16
7.1.2 Annual tables of occurrences per wave height and direction band ...... 17
7.1.3 Annual table of occurrences per wave height and peak wave period
band...................................................................................................... 19
7.1.4 Storm durations .................................................................................... 20
7.1.5 Distribution of wave height and peak period for different wind speed
ranges ................................................................................................... 29
7.1.6 Monthly wave height exceedences....................................................... 29
7.2 Wave spectrum .................................................................................................. 30
7.2.1 Bi-modal sea states............................................................................... 30
7.2.2 Wind-seas............................................................................................. 31
7.2.3 Swell..................................................................................................... 33
7.2.4 Relative occurrence of wind-sea and swell conditions ........................ 35
7.2.5 Gamma factors ..................................................................................... 38
7.3 Extreme wave conditions................................................................................... 40
7.3.1 Extreme wave conditions by direction sector ...................................... 40
7.3.2 Extreme wave conditions for beam seas .............................................. 41
7.3.3 Joint exceedence extremes of large waves and high wind speeds ....... 41
TN EBR4742/0300/03 iii R.3.0

Contents continued
8. Currents .......................................................................................................................... 43
8.1 Brazil boundary current ..................................................................................... 44
8.1.1 Boundary current – surface climate...................................................... 44
8.1.2 Boundary current – 50m depth climate ................................................ 45
8.1.3 Boundary current – 100m depth climate .............................................. 46
8.2 Tidal currents ..................................................................................................... 47
8.3 Wind-driven surface currents............................................................................. 47
8.4 Extreme currents ................................................................................................ 48
9. Combined currents, winds and waves ............................................................................ 48

9.1 Scatter of wave and current conditions per wind directional sector .................. 49
9.2 Scatter of Wind and current conditions per Wave directional sector................. 57
Appendices
Appendix 1 Tables of significant wave height against peak period, conditional upon
dominant wave direction
Appendix 2 Tables of significant wave height against peak period, conditional upon wind
speed
Appendix 3 Time series description
Contents continued
TN EBR4742/0300/03 iv R.3.0
Abbreviations
ABS American Bureau of Shipping
API American Petroleum Institute
BG BG Group
CENPES PETROBRAS Research and Development Center
DHN Directory of Hydrography and Navigation of the Brazilian Navy
DNV Det Norske Veritas
ECMWF European Centre for Medium range Weather Forecasting
FOAM Forecasting Ocean Atmospheric Model
FPSO Floating Production Storage and Offtake vessel
FSO Floating Storage and Offtake vessel
GF SAB GROW Fine South America Brazil – model database
GOPAF Global Ocean Physics Analysis and Forecast
GROW Global Reanalysis of Ocean Waves - model database
HRW HR Wallingford
LLX Brazilian Logistics subsidiary of EBX group
MyOcean European Commission project to provide real time ocean monitoring and
forecasting
NCAR National Center for Atmospheric Research
NCEP National Center for Environmental Prediction
NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
OCCAM Ocean Circulation and Climate Advection Model
OTF Offshore Transhipment Facility
Quikscat Ocean surface wind data set developed by NOAA from data obtained by the
scatterometer on the Quikscat satellite
SEGEN PETROBRAS Engineering Department
SWaT Shallow Water Offshore Terminal
TPXO Global ocean tidal model
UOTE Unidade Offshore de Tranferencia a Exportacao (offshore transhipment and
export terminal)
UNIDUTO Proposed Petrobras oil terminal
VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier
WW3 Wave Watch 3 – global wave model
TN EBR4742/0300/03 v R.3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03 vi R.3.0
1. Scope of document
This document provides meteorological and oceanographic parameters to be used in the design
of the BG offshore transhipment facility (OTF) which will be a floating storage and offtake
(FSO) vessel.
The location of the FSO is in the Southern part of the Campos Basin, at (22.9375S, -40.875W),
and is shown below.
Bathymetry and locations of interest in the Santos and Campos basin
2. Units and convention

This document uses the international system of units. Wind and wave directions are quoted as
direction where the wind/wave comes from relative to true north (°N), unless specified
otherwise – particularly, when time series are provided with this report in a different
convention (as given by Oceanweather), the related analysis follows the same convention as
the time series. Current directions are quoted as direction the current flows towards, relative to
true north (°N).
TN EBR4742/0300/03 1 R.3.0
3. Inputs
The metocean conditions presented here use information from the following reports:
Ref Doc Ref Title

HRW W/O 4800023270 Santos Basin Oil Export Studies – Site characterisation
Campos I-ET-3000.00-
Technical specification Campos Basin Metocean Data
DC 1000-941-PPC-001
When the metocean parameters presented in this report were derived from known data sources,
those are also given, and include the following:
Ref Title
GF SAB GROW FINE South Atlantic Brazil – 20 year continuous fine resolution
hindcast wind/wave model data
BOMOSHU BOMOSHU – Updated hindcast wind/wave model storm data (95 storms)
TPXO Global ocean tidal model
GOPAF MyOcean Global Ocean Physics Analysis Forecast product
PROCAP1 PETROBRAS Technological Development Program on Deep Water

Production Systems (1000 meters)
PROCAP2 PETROBRAS Technological Development Program on Deep Water
Production Systems (2000 meters)
4. Meteorological conditions (excl winds)

4.1 ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Absolute maximum 1035.0 hPa
Mean 1014.8 hPa
Absolute minimum 999.0 hPa
From: Campos DC.
Data source: SIMO - Measured data in Campos Basin in the period from 1966 to 1998.
4.2 RELATIVE HUMIDITY

Absolute maximum 100 %
Mean 82 %
Absolute minimum 33 %
From: Campos DC.
Data source: Measured data in Campos Basin in the period from 1966 to 1998.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 2 R.3.0
4.3 RAINFALL
Annual absolute maximum 1360 mm
Monthly maximum total height 304 mm
Monthly minimum total height 2 mm
24 hours maximum 115 mm
From: Campos DC
Data sources: DHN - Engineering Manual (Design subsidies) Meteorological Data - SENGE -
1970.
4.4 AIR TEMPERATURE

Absolute maximum 37.0 °C
Mean 24.6 °C
Absolute minimum 14.0 °C
From: Campos DC
Data source: Measured data in Campos Basin in the period from 1987 to 2004.
From: Campos DC. Temperatures are in °C.

Data source: Measured data in Campos Basin in the period from 06/87 to 05/91.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 3 R.3.0
5. Winds
5.1 WIND CLIMATE
5.1.1 Wind rose
Annual wind rose at Campos South (GROW FINE 1990-2009)
30%
25%
NW NE
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
W E
SW SE
S
10 - 15
5 - 10
0-5
> 15
Wind speed (m/s)
From: HRW
Data source: GF SAB, 3-hourly records 1/1990 to 12/2009. Wind speeds are hourly averages
at 10m elevation.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 4 R.3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
5.1.2 Annual table of occurrences per wind speed and direction bands
Data in parts per hundred thousand
U10 is the hourly averaged wind speed at 10m elevation in m/s
P(U>U1) is the probability of U10 exceeding U1
Total number of hours = 175320

Based on wind data for January 1990 - December 2009
Wind direction (°N)

U1 To U2 (m/s) P(U>U1) N NNE NE ENE E ESE SE SSE S SSW SW WSW W WNW NW NNW
0.01 2.00 0.98927 0 3 3 3 9 2 3 9 7 3 2 5 2 0 2 3
2.00 4.00 0.98871 264 424 572 642 705 513 402 287 234 198 180 127 163 152 151 197
4.00 6.00 0.93660 1585 2396 2805 2784 2396 1682 1372 1342 1061 684 515 447 382 359 424 628
6.00 8.00 0.72799 2603 5426 5602 3982 2796 2048 1887 1733 1732 1126 797 448 267 250 313 498
8.00 10.00 0.41290 2698 6619 5548 2486 1345 1011 1020 1083 1172 1047 657 258 120 55 82 187
10.00 12.00 0.15902 1398 4516 2637 691 293 255 222 282 358 643 496 164 34 24 21 44
12.00 14.00 0.03823 376 1391 645 86 38 38 22 44 82 176 173 98 31 7 7 17
5
14.00 16.00 0.00592 44 183 79 3 0 0 2 9 5 29 48 46 26 0 0 5

16.00 18.00 0.00113 2 56 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 19 15 5 0 0 0
18.00 20.00 0.00007 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Parts per thousand for each 90 210 179 107 76 56 49 48 47 39 29 16 10 8 10 16
direction
From: HRW
Data source: GF SAB, 3-hourly records 1/1990 to 12/2009
R. 3.0
5.1.3 Monthly exceedences
Monthly exceedances for 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18m/s thresholds
U Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
10m/s 15.78 9.867 5.403 6.708 11.71 10.08 15.54 20.42 27.20 24.03 21.58 17.74
12m/s 2.862 1.216 0.483 0.979 3.387 2.041 3.024 5.221 7.895 7.943 5.354 3.548
14m/s 0.544 0.022 0.040 0.0 1.008 0.25 0.504 0.544 0.812 1.834 0.520 0.463
16m/s 0.040 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.322 0.0 0.161 0.0 0.083 0.665 0.020 0.040
18m/s 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.020 0.060 0.0 0.0
From: HRW
Data source: GF SAB, 3-hourly records 1/1990 to 12/2009. Wind speeds are hourly averages at 10m
elevation.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 6 R.3.0
Monthly exceedances for 20, 25, 35 and 40kn thresholds
U Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20kn 12.98 7.699 4.032 5.458 10.12 8.375 13.12 17.27 23.75 21.16 18.52 15.00
25kn 1.491 0.243 0.221 0.270 2.036 0.979 1.229 2.560 3.770 4.294 2.458 1.612
35kn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.060 0 0
40kn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
From: HRW
elevation.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 7 R.3.0
5.1.4 Storm durations

The distributions of spells of wind speed above 20 knots (10.3m/s), 25 knots (12.9m/s), and
35 knots (18.0m/s), over a period of 20 years of GF SAB data, are shown in the table and the
first three diagrams below. The fourth diagram shows the distribution of spells of calms below
20 knots. The interval between records is 3 hours and all durations are therefore considered to
be in multiples of 3 hours. The first bar in each diagram indicates storms (or calms) of one or
two records duration (3 or 6 hours); the second of three or four records (9 or 12 hours) etc..
Duration Number of storms in 20 years Duration Number of storms in 20 years

(hours) 20 knots 25 knots 35 knots (hours) 20 knots 25 knots 35 knots
6 478 155 1 102 2
12 401 106 1 108 4 1
18 281 45 114 2
24 127 20 120
30 84 7 126
36 63 4 132 1
42 55 4 138
48 33 1 144
54 17 150
60 8 2 156
66 3 162
72 5 1 168 1
78 8 2 174
84 6 180
90 5 186 1
96 5
From: HRW
elevation.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 8 R.3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Distribution of spells of storms (U > 20 knots)

500
450
400
350
Number of Storms
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
9
6 36 66 96 126 156 186

Storm Duration (hours)
From: HRW
Data source: GF SAB, 3-hourly records 1/1990 to 12/2009. Wind speeds are hourly averages at 10m elevation.
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03

Number of Storms 200
100
0
10
6 36 66 96 126 156 186

From: HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03

10
7
Number of Storms
0
11
6 36 66 96 126 156 186

From: HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Distribution of spells of calm (U < 20 knots)

160
140
120
Number ofspells of calm
100
80
60
40
20
0
12
6 156 306 456 606 756 906 1056 1206 1356 1506 1656
Calm Duration (hours)
From: HRW
R. 3.0
5.1.5 Wind spectra

ISO (2005) provides a description of wind spectra and DNV (2010) provides several different
formulations for wind spectra.
ABS (2010) states that API (2007) recommends use of a wind spectrum for the design of
offshore structures and structural elements for which the wind load induced dynamic response
needs to be considered. The recommended API (2007) wind spectrum is based on the NPD
(Norwegian Petroleum Directorate or Froya spectrum) function with adjustments. Users are
referred to either API (2007) or ABS (2010) for the relevant equations.
ABS (2010) also recommends use of the Kaimal wind spectrum for non-cyclone wind
conditions, implying that API (2007) is intended more for cyclone conditions, while Santos
basin winds are of non-cyclonic type. Users are referred to DNV (2010) or ABS (2010) for
the relevant equations.
References
International Standards Organisation (2005). International Standard ISO 19901-1: Petroleum
and natural gas industries: Specific requirements for offshore structures: Part 1: Metocean
design and operating considerations.
Det Norske Veritas (2010). Environmental conditions and environmental loads.

Recommended practice, DNV-RP-C205.
American Bureau of Shipping (2010). Guide for building and classing: Offshore wind turbine
installations.
American Petroleum Institute (2007). Recommended practice for planning, designing and
constructing fixed offshore platforms: Working stress design. API RP 2A-WSD.
5.2 EXTREME WIND CONDITIONS
From: Campos DC. Wind speeds are in m/s.

Data source: Measured data in Campos Basin in period 10/1986 to 05/2003. Wind speeds are
10-minute averages at 10m elevation.
The source document indicates that the extreme wind speeds are 10-minute averages at 10m
above sea level. It notes that equivalent values for other elevations or durations can be
estimated based on factors given in DNV classification notes.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 13 R.3.0
6. Oceanographic conditions (excl. currents and

waves)
6.1 TIDES
6.1.1 Tidal levels in Campos Basin
From: Campos DC. Levels are in metres relative to DHN datum.

Data sources: Tidal Tables for 1988 - DHN/DG-16-24. A. H. Glenn & Associates, SIDAM
report Nº18.
6.1.2 Tidal constituents at the FSO location

Tidal
Amplitude Phase
constituent
M2 0.3373m 169.17°
S2 0.1652m 180.39°
N2 0.0467m 185.86°
K2 0.0483m 173.13°
K1 0.0540m 195.19°
O1 0.0920m 131.16°
P1 0.0173m 186.82°
Q1 0.0249m 106.22°
MF 0.0082m 351.42°
MM 0.0042m 350.62°
M4 0.0071m 200.24°
MS4 0.0039m 294.69°
MN4 0.0040m 188.35°
Mean spring tidal range (M2+S2) 1.0 m

Perigean spring tidal range (M2+S2+N2) 1.1 m
Maximum tidal range (all constituents) 1.7 m
From: HRW
Data source: TPXO
TN EBR4742/0300/03 14 R.3.0
6.2 WATER TEMPERATURE
From: Campos DC
Data source: Measured Data (PROCAP 1 – 1991/92)
6.3 SALINITY
From: Campos DC
6.4 DENSITY
From: Campos DC
TN EBR4742/0300/03 15 R.3.0
7. Waves
7.1 WAVE CLIMATE
7.1.1 Wave rose
Annual wave rose at Campos South (GROW FINE 1990-2009)
30%
25%
NW NE
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
W E
SW SE
S
0-1
1-2
2-3
3-4
Hs (m)
>4
From: HRW
TN EBR4742/0300/03 16 R.3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
7.1.2 Annual tables of occurrences per wave height and direction band
Hs is the significant wave height in metres
P(H>H1) is the probability of Hs exceeding H1

Based on predictions for January 1990 - December 2009
Vector mean wave direction (°N)

H1 To H2 (m) P(H>H1) N NNE NE ENE E ESE SE SSE S SSW SW WSW W WNW NW NNW
0.01 0.50 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.50 1.00 1.00000 0 0 0 36 34 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.00 1.50 0.99918 2 62 1379 3494 3676 2483 1487 625 181 31 5 2 0 2 0 7
1.50 2.00 0.86484 46 481 6549 8143 6875 5376 5359 3711 2312 469 92 29 10 17 17 12
2.00 2.50 0.46983 29 690 5522 4221 3196 2811 3469 3821 3951 1400 169 34 14 7 12 12
2.50 3.00 0.17625 12 361 2026 1121 779 931 1311 1508 2041 1335 188 29 15 7 3 7
3.00 3.50 0.05951 5 115 630 210 207 195 344 443 820 850 171 19 3 7 0 3
17
3.50 4.00 0.01928 2 27 139 33 38 51 38 116 216 368 120 9 2 0 0 0

4.00 4.50 0.00772 0 10 56 3 5 17 36 58 82 115 74 10 0 0 0 0
4.50 5.00 0.00305 0 0 33 3 0 0 0 0 22 60 39 9 0 0 0 0
5.00 5.50 0.00139 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 34 19 0 0 0 0
5.50 6.00 0.00046 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 2 0 0 0 0
6.00 6.50 0.00012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0
direction
From :HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Dominant wave direction (°N)

H1 To H2 (m) P(H>H1) N NNE NE ENE E ESE SE SSE S SSW SW WSW W WNW NW NNW
0.01 0.50 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.50 1.00 1.00000 0 0 22 50 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.00 1.50 0.99918 236 1335 5019 3350 1619 782 515 291 187 50 46 2 2 0 2 0
1.50 2.00 0.86484 1372 5748 14600 6641 3421 2279 1672 1319 953 777 626 80 2 3 2 5
2.00 2.50 0.46983 1533 5761 8734 2598 1436 1386 1564 1578 1270 2262 1134 86 9 2 0 7
2.50 3.00 0.17625 712 2170 2447 690 428 570 715 738 780 1684 672 53 5 9 0 2
3.00 3.50 0.05951 188 558 691 99 96 139 221 317 325 1054 311 17 2 3 2 0
3.50 4.00 0.01928 41 68 169 19 10 36 26 103 116 388 173 7 0 0 0 0
4.00 4.50 0.00772 27 22 65 3 7 14 22 41 53 113 82 15 2 0 0 0
4.50 5.00 0.00305 2 0 34 2 0 0 0 0 15 62 39 10 0 2 0 0
5.00 5.50 0.00139 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 29 29 24 0 0 0 0
5.50 6.00 0.00046 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 22 0 0 0 0 0
6.00 6.50 0.00012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 0
direction
From :HRW
18

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
7.1.3 Annual table of occurrences per wave height and peak wave period band

H1 To H2 (m) P(H>H1) Peak wave period in seconds (Tp)

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
0.00 0.50 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.50 1.00 1.00000 0 0 0 80 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.00 1.50 0.99918 0 0 308 7529 5009 460 75 38 12 3 0
1.50 2.00 0.86484 0 0 1076 15022 17300 4788 929 299 75 10 0
2.00 2.50 0.46983 0 3 140 10462 8157 6913 2846 751 75 10 0
2.50 3.00 0.17625 0 0 14 3342 2948 2283 2303 712 60 10 2
19
3.00 3.50 0.05951 0 0 5 582 1289 678 784 647 39 0 0

3.50 4.00 0.01928 0 0 0 34 404 234 147 299 38 0 0
4.00 4.50 0.00772 0 0 0 3 152 115 79 96 22 0 0
4.50 5.00 0.00305 0 0 0 0 41 51 34 38 2 0 0
5.00 5.50 0.00139 0 0 0 0 7 55 19 12 0 0 0
5.50 6.00 0.00046 0 0 0 0 0 14 10 10 0 0 0
6.00 6.50 0.00012 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 3 0 0
Parts per thousand for each 0 0 15 371 353 156 72 29 3 0 0
wave period
From :HRW
The equivalent tables, for each 45° wave dominant direction sector, are shown in Appendix 1.
R. 3.0
7.1.4 Storm durations

The distributions of spells of significant wave height above 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 5.0m,
over a period of 20 years of GF SAB data, are shown in the table and the first six diagrams
below. The seventh diagram shows the distribution of spells of calms below 2.0m. The
interval between records is 3 hours and all durations are therefore considered to be in multiples
of 3 hours. The first bar in each diagram indicates storms (or calms) of one or two records
duration (3 or 6 hours); the second of three or four records (9 or 12 hours) etc.
Duration Number of storms in 20 years

(hours) Hs > 2.0m Hs > 2.5m Hs > 3.0m Hs > 3.5m Hs > 4.0m Hs > 5.0m
6 82 82 49 19 10
12 214 215 107 43 18 4
18 200 148 71 30 8 1
24 123 112 56 16 12 8
30 78 78 37 13 4
36 75 58 39 13 6
42 83 65 24 8 2 1
48 80 52 17 7 1
54 62 39 11 5 3
60 56 32 11 2
66 57 36 8 1 2
72 40 24 4 5
78 34 20 5
84 35 14 4
90 42 12 3 1
96 26 14 3
102 27 7 1
108 33 3 1 1 1
114 19 6 2
120 22 2
126 15 3 2
132 15 4
138 13 1
144 16 2
150 20 2
156 5 1
162 11
168 7
174 7
180 7
186 5
192 6
198 2
204 9
210 3
216 3
222 6
228 2
234 2
240 1
246 2 1
TN EBR4742/0300/03 20 R.3.0
Duration Number of storms in 20 years

(hours) Hs > 2.0m Hs > 2.5m Hs > 3.0m Hs > 3.5m Hs > 4.0m Hs > 5.0m
252 3 1
258 2
264
270 1
276 1
282 2
288 3
294 1
300 1
306
312 1
318
324
330
336
342
348
354 1
360
366 2
372
378
384
390 1
From: HRW
TN EBR4742/0300/03 21 R.3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Distribution of spells of storms (Hs > 2.0m)

250
200
Number of Storms
150
100
50
0
22
6 36 66 96 126 156 186 216 246 276 306 336 366 396
From: HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03

250
200
Number of Storms
150
100
50
0
23
6 36 66 96 126 156 186 216 246 276 306 336 366 396
From: HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03

120
100
80
Number of Storms
60
40
20
0
24
6 36 66 96 126 156 186 216 246 276 306 336 366 396
From: HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03

50
45
40
35
Number of Storms
30
25
20
15
10
0
25
6 36 66 96 126 156 186 216 246 276 306 336 366 396
From: HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03

20
18
16
14
Number of Storms
12
10
0
26
6 36 66 96 126 156 186 216 246 276 306 336 366 396
From: HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03

9
6
Number of Storms
0
27
6 36 66 96 126 156 186 216 246 276 306 336 366 396
From: HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Distribution of spells of calms (Hs < 2.0m)

300
250
Number of spells of calms
200
150
100
50
0
28
6 36 66 96 126 156 186 216 246 276 306 336 366 396 426 456 486 516 546 576
Calm Duration (hours)
From: HRW
R. 3.0
7.1.5 Distribution of wave height and peak period for different wind speed ranges
Appendix 2 contains a series of scatter tables of significant wave height against peak period,
conditional upon wind speed at the same time and location: the first is table for a wind speed
range of 0-2m/s, the second for 2-4m/s etc.
7.1.6 Monthly wave height exceedences
Hs Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2.0m 27.96 24.46 25.64 39.5 55.72 50.66 58.95 59.77 70.27 57.23 52.6 38.95
2.5m 6.612 4.159 7.500 14.93 23.26 20.79 24.19 23.85 33.52 21.67 20.45 9.556
3.0m 1.250 0.951 1.975 5.541 9.193 8.354 8.004 7.701 11.52 7.762 6.541 2.298
3.5m 0.403 0.199 0.826 1.520 3.185 4.083 2.479 2.036 3.020 3.104 1.895 0.302
4.0m 0.100 0.000 0.423 0.229 1.754 1.708 1.27 0.947 1.020 1.330 0.354 0.040
5.0m 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.806 0.208 0.322 0.241 0.000 0.060 0.000 0.000
From: HRW
TN EBR4742/0300/03 29 R.3.0
7.2 WAVE SPECTRUM

7.2.1 Bi-modal sea states
Bimodal sea states were identified using the partition between wind-sea and swell components
provided by Oceanweather. A sea-state was deemed bi-modal when the following conditions
were met:
• There is at least 10% of the total energy in each partition

• The peak periods for each partition were different by more than 3s OR the mean
directions different by more than 20°. These thresholds were based on the direction and
frequency resolutions of the spectral model used to generate the GFSAB data.
Occurrences Percentage
Unimodal sea states 27462 47.0%
Bimodal sea states 30978 53.0%
A detailed inspection of selected spectra show that some of the non unimodal spectra present
more than two modes, e.g. one wind-sea mode and two swell spectral modes with similar
periods, but different directions.
This section gives information about wind-sea conditions and swell conditions separately,
allowing the user to select and test conditions when more than two swells are present. Spectral
time series are also provided separately as a text file (FSO_wave_spectrum.asc, see Appendix
3).
Note: Conventions in this section (7.2) are as given in the spectral time series provided by
Oceanweather:
- wave directions are TOWARDS (relative to North)
- wind directions are from (relative to North)
TN EBR4742/0300/03 30 R.3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
7.2.2 Wind-seas
Annual table of occurrences per wave height and mean wave direction band for the wind-sea partition

Mean wave direction TOWARDS (°N)

0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330
H1 To H2 (m) P(H>H1) 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360
0.01 0.5 1.00000 753 664 529 464 522 667 1222 2201 2209 1910 1328 1080
0.5 1 0.86453 1446 1006 441 325 436 975 3494 6258 4670 3256 2148 2050
1 1.5 0.59947 1482 883 207 82 104 296 3756 9268 5108 2733 1764 1689
1.5 2 0.32575 1114 638 94 19 12 50 2324 8669 3107 1362 1075 1047
31
2 2.5 0.13065 537 457 39 9 7 22 890 4211 951 551 469 411
2.5 3 0.04511 351 291 26 2 0 3 277 1441 221 137 96 121
3 3.5 0.01545 176 185 17 2 0 0 51 364 36 65 24 38
3.5 4 0.00587 53 84 14 0 0 0 10 108 5 9 10 12
4 4.5 0.00282 19 53 24 0 0 0 5 44 0 0 3 5
4.5 5 0.00128 14 22 10 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0
5 5.5 0.00053 2 27 7 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
5.5 6 0.00014 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6.5 0.00003 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total for each direction 5946 4324 1408 902 1081 2014 12029 32596 16307 10022 6916 6453
From :HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Annual table of occurrences per wave height and peak period band for the wind-sea partition



0 2 4 6 8 10 12
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
0 0.5 1.00000 1802 10840 791 104 9 2 0
0.5 1 0.86453 0 10193 15700 572 39 2 0
1 1.5 0.59947 0 58 22743 4521 48 2 0
1.5 2 0.32575 0 12 6249 13135 106 7 2
2 2.5 0.13065 0 0 91 8234 224 3 2
32
2.5 3 0.04511 0 0 9 2464 489 3 0

3 3.5 0.01545 0 0 0 275 678 3 2
3.5 4 0.00587 0 0 0 3 298 3 0
4 4.5 0.00282 0 0 0 2 135 17 0
4.5 5 0.00128 0 0 0 0 41 34 0
5 5.5 0.00053 0 0 0 0 3 36 0
5.5 6 0.00014 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
6 6.5
0.00003 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total for each wave period 1802 21104 45582 29310 2070 127 5
From :HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
7.2.3 Swell
Annual table of occurrences per wave height and mean direction band for the swell partition


Mean wave direction TOWARDS (°N)
0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330
H1 To H2 (m) P(H>H1) 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360
0.01 0.5 1.00000 298 19 2 0 2 0 3 22 62 284 661 746
0.5 1 0.97902 929 29 2 3 0 3 7 202 2218 4767 3889 2293
1 1.5 0.83559 1875 106 2 5 2 9 21 1846 7633 11542 9668 5939
1.5 2 4283 151 5 0 2 5 15 1360 3243 5142 7632 7652
33
0.44911
2 2.5 0.15421 3816 200 2 2 0 0 3 188 363 832 2016 3655
2.5 3 0.04345 1778 91 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 116 356 881
3 3.5 0.01097 534 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 26 176
3.5 4 0.00320 175 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 63
4 4.5 0.00063 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
4.5 5 0.00003 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total for each direction 13741 643 12 10 5 17 50 3631 13532 22692 24251 21417
From :HRW
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Annual table of occurrences per wave height and peak wave period band for the swell partition

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 2 500 914 424 135 87 29 5 2
0.5 1 0.97902 0 0 24 5642 6300 1828 370 135 39 5 0
1 1.5 0.83559 0 0 44 12608 19292 5044 1189 370 92 9 0
1.5 2 0.44911 0 0 10 3552 13896 8470 2681 758 106 15 0
2 2.5 0.15421 0 0 0 161 2676 4393 2950 816 68 10 2
2.5 3 0.04345 0 0 0 0 187 871 1338 780 67 5 0
3 3.5 0 0 0 0 12 72 293 380 21 0 0
34
0.01097
3.5 4 0.00320 0 0 0 0 0 7 60 154 36 0 0
4 4.5 0.00063 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 48 7 0 0
4.5 5 0.00003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
5 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 6.5
0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total for each wave period 0 0 80 22462 43277 21114 9016 3530 467 50 3
From :HRW
R. 3.0
7.2.4 Relative occurrence of wind-sea and swell conditions
Scatter plot and table of wind-sea significant wave height (HSSea) against swell
significant wave height (HSSw) for non unimodal spectra
Note: The colour coding corresponds to the total Hs (i.e. √(HSSea2+HSSw2) where HSSea is the
significant wave height for the wind-sea partition and HSSw for the swell partition)
Hs (m) Wind Sea
Counts 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5
0 0.5 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.5 1 45 168 764 822 247 21 0 0 0 0
1 1.5 538 4622 3257 1868 620 146 37 1 0 0
1.5 2 0 4081 3469 1457 442 116 38 5 0 2
Swell
2 2.5 0 1000 1470 714 194 70 21 7 5 0

2.5 3 0 95 418 283 90 37 12 2 2 0
3 3.5 0 0 85 62 25 18 8 7 8 1
3.5 4 0 0 9 21 11 2 0 1 1 3
4 4.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
4.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
From: HRW
Data source: GF SAB/BOMOSHU, 3-hourly records 1/1990 to 12/2009
TN EBR4742/0300/03 35 R.3.0
Scatter plot and table of wind-sea peak period against swell peak period for non
unimodal spectra
Wind Sea
TP (s)
Counts 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 8 0 1611 1109 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 10 0 1964 8160 951 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Swell
10 12 0 601 4842 2974 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

12 14 0 178 2150 1284 103 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 16 0 66 717 502 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 18 0 19 79 56 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 20 0 3 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
From: HRW
TN EBR4742/0300/03 36 R.3.0
Scatter plot and table of wind-sea mean direction TOWARDS North against swell mean
direction TOWARDS North for non unimodal spectra
VMD (° Wind Sea
TOWARDS N) 0 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330
Counts
30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360
0 30 58 178 28 5 10 6 141 1026 680 690 769 843
30 60 43 6 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 1 3 29
60 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
90 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
120 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Swell
150 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
180 210 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
210 240 33 69 61 53 67 135 242 24 15 5 5 10
240 270 133 151 93 60 100 239 813 702 72 18 44 68
270 300 200 186 67 33 34 112 1068 2302 992 53 131 205
300 330 220 129 50 13 21 62 831 2998 1641 707 60 288
330 360 430 200 37 16 8 26 515 2527 1647 1258 587 67
From: HRW
TN EBR4742/0300/03 37 R.3.0
7.2.5 Gamma factors

The spectral data provided by Oceanweather were partitioned into one wind-sea and several
swell components (as many as there are swell modes in each spectrum) using an
implementation of the method described in Hanson and Phillips (Journal of atmospheric and
oceanic technology,2001). Each partition was fitted to a Jonswap distribution to obtain the
gamma factors presented in this section. 74.9% of the partitions analysed were found to have a
gamma value of 1. The scatter plots presented in this section shows the spread of gamma
values that can be found for a given wave height, period or direction.
Scatter plot of gamma values against spectral partition significant wave height
From: HRW
TN EBR4742/0300/03 38 R.3.0
Scatter plot of gamma values against spectral partition peak period
From: HRW
TN EBR4742/0300/03 39 R.3.0
Scatter plot of gamma values against spectral partition peak direction

TOWARDS North
From: HRW
7.3 EXTREME WAVE CONDITIONS

7.3.1 Extreme wave conditions by direction sector
Return period Wave height Hs (m) for specified return period and wave direction sector
N NE E SE S SW W-NW All
1 year 2.4 3.8 3.5 3.6 4.4 4.5 2.5 4.8
5 years 3.3 4.3 3.9 4.2 5.0 5.9 3.4 5.9
10 years 3.5 4.6 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.2 3.7 6.2
50 years 4.8 6.3 6.3 5.6 6.8 8.1 5.3 8.1
100 years 5.2 6.9 7.0 6.0 7.2 8.7 6.0 8.8
1000 years 6.2 9.0 9.5 7.0 8.3 10.8 8.0 11.0
10000 years 7.3 11.0 12.0 7.9 9.5 12.8 10.0 13.1
From: HRW
The table in Section 7.1.3 shows a wide range of steepness but best estimates of the peak
periods corresponding to the extreme wave heights above can be approximated by:
Tp = 5.2√Hs for N and W-NW, and Tp = 5.7√Hs for other sectors.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 40 R.3.0
Return period Peak period (s) for specified return period and wave direction sector
N NE E SE S SW W-NW All
1 year 8.1 11.1 10.7 10.8 12.0 12.1 8.2 12.5
5 years 9.4 11.8 11.3 11.7 12.7 13.8 9.6 13.8
10 years 9.7 12.2 11.8 11.8 13.1 14.2 10.0 14.2
50 years 11.4 14.3 14.3 13.5 14.8 16.2 11.9 16.2
100 years 11.8 14.9 15.1 13.9 15.3 16.8 12.7 16.9
1000 years 12.9 17.1 17.6 15.1 16.4 18.7 14.7 18.9
10000 years 14.0 18.9 19.7 16.0 17.6 20.4 16.4 20.6
From: HRW
7.3.2 Extreme wave conditions for beam seas

This analysis was carried out for conditions with wind speeds larger than 5m/s. Beam seas
were defined as conditions when the difference between the wind and wave directions is
between 68.5° and 112.5°.
Return period Hs (m) Tp (s)

1 month 2.4 11.8
3 months 2.9 13.2
1 year 3.5 14.3
10 years 4.1 15.1
20 years 4.3 15.3
30 years 4.4 15.4
50 years 4.5 15.4
100 years 4.6 15.5
1000 years 5.0 15.7
From: HRW
7.3.3 Joint exceedence extremes of large waves and high wind speeds
This section examines the dependence between large waves and high wind speeds, irrespective
of wave or wind direction, and provides and estimate of joint exceedence extremes for a range
of joint return periods of interest.
Simultaneous values of wind speed and wave height are plotted in the diagram below for every
record in the 20 year GF SAB series. It is not surprising to see a high dependence between the
two as the model wind speeds are used to produce the model waves. Statistical analysis
showed the BiVariate Normal (BVN) distribution best fitted to the entire distribution has a
correlation coefficient (ρ) of 0.6. However, the best fit to the top 1% of the records, above the
red lines in the diagram below and more representative of high and extreme conditions, has
ρ = 0.8.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 41 R.3.0
20
15
Wind speed (m/s)
10
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Hs (m)
From: HRW
The table reproduced in Section 5.2 does not provide all-directions extreme wind speeds, but
they are inferred in the table below.
Return period (years) Wind speed (m/s)

1 22
2 24
5 26
10 28
20 30.5
50 33
100 35
From: HRW
Data source: Measured data in Campos Basin in period 10/1986 to 05/2003
Joint exceedence extremes, based on the extreme wind speeds above, the extreme wave
heights from Section 7.2.1 and a BVN with ρ = 0.8 are estimated as shown in the table and
diagram below.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 42 R.3.0
Wind speed Concomitant wave height Hs (m) for given joint return period
(m/s) 10 years 20 years 50 years 100 years
17 6.20 #N/A #N/A #N/A
19 6.02 7.10 8.10 #N/A
22 5.63 6.24 8.02 8.80
24 5.16 5.91 7.26 8.48
26 4.50 5.32 6.17 7.51
28 4.00 4.82 5.85 6.68
30 #N/A 4.32 5.40 6.06
33 #N/A #N/A 4.75 5.54
From: HRW
Joint exceedence curves: Wind speed and Hs

9
Return
8 period
Wave height Hs (m)
(years)
7
10
20
6
50
5 100
3
15 20 25 30 35
Wind speed (m/s)
From: HRW
8. Currents
Currents at the FSO location are primarily set by the Brazil boundary current, which flows
along the continental slope with a predominantly SW direction. Wind-driven currents are the
other contributor.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 43 R.3.0
8.1 BRAZIL BOUNDARY CURRENT

8.1.1 Boundary current – surface climate
Current rose
From: HRW
Data Source: GOPAF
Annual table of occurrences per current speed and direction bands for one year
of data
Surface N NE E SE S SW W NW
0.0 m/s 0.1 m/s 0 1 2 1 3 1 2 1
0.1 m/s 0.2 m/s 3 2 2 0 10 10 3 1
0.2 m/s 0.3 m/s 1 1 0 1 17 25 1 0
0.3 m/s 0.4 m/s 0 0 0 0 19 41 0 0
0.4 m/s 0.5 m/s 0 0 0 0 26 46 0 0
0.5 m/s 0.6 m/s 0 0 0 0 26 54 0 0
0.6 m/s 0.7 m/s 0 0 0 0 22 25 0 0
0.7 m/s 0.8 m/s 0 0 0 0 16 6 0 0
0.8 m/s 0.9 m/s 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0
0.9 m/s 1.0 m/s 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
1.0 m/s 1.1 m/s 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 4 4 2 145 212 6 2
1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 0.5% 38.3% 55.9% 1.6% 0.5%
From: HRW
Data Source: GOPAF
TN EBR4742/0300/03 44 R.3.0
8.1.2 Boundary current – 50m depth climate
Current rose
From: HRW
Data Source: GOPAF
Annual table of occurrences per current speed and direction bands, based on one
year of daily data
50m N NE E SE S SW W NW
0.0 m/s 0.1 m/s 1 1 3 5 5 6 3 0
0.1 m/s 0.2 m/s 1 6 4 6 17 16 2 0
0.2 m/s 0.3 m/s 0 4 0 0 24 41 0 0
0.3 m/s 0.4 m/s 0 3 0 0 21 59 0 0
0.4 m/s 0.5 m/s 0 0 0 0 25 53 0 0
0.5 m/s 0.6 m/s 0 0 0 0 19 28 0 0
0.6 m/s 0.7 m/s 0 0 0 0 9 10 0 0
0.7 m/s 0.8 m/s 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0
0.8 m/s 0.9 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0.9 m/s 1.0 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 m/s 1.1 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 14 7 11 121 219 5 0
0.5% 3.7% 1.8% 2.9% 31.9% 57.8% 1.3% 0.0%
From: HRW
Data Source: GOPAF
TN EBR4742/0300/03 45 R.3.0
8.1.3 Boundary current – 100m depth climate
Current rose
Source: HRW
Data Source: GOPAF
Annual table of occurrences per current speed and direction bands, based on one
year of daily data
100m N NE E SE S SW W NW
0.0 m/s 0.1 m/s 3 7 5 5 7 9 0 3
0.1 m/s 0.2 m/s 1 2 4 5 26 48 4 0
0.2 m/s 0.3 m/s 0 1 0 0 11 67 0 0
0.3 m/s 0.4 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 74 0 0
0.4 m/s 0.5 m/s 0 0 0 0 2 50 0 0
0.5 m/s 0.6 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0
0.6 m/s 0.7 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
0.7 m/s 0.8 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.8 m/s 0.9 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.9 m/s 1.0 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 m/s 1.1 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 10 9 10 46 293 4 3
1.1% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6% 12.1% 77.3% 1.1% 0.8%
Source: HRW
Data Source: GOPAF
TN EBR4742/0300/03 46 R.3.0
8.2 TIDAL CURRENTS

The tidal currents at the FSO location are weak and typically less than 0.1m/s (From: HRW,
Data source: TPXO).
8.3 WIND-DRIVEN SURFACE CURRENTS
Current rose
From: HRW
Annual table of occurrences per current speed and direction bands, based on 20
years of 3-hourly data
Surface N NE E SE S SW W NW
0.0 m/s 0.1 m/s 208 414 451 857 1922 2109 1307 1126
0.1 m/s 0.2 m/s 897 749 745 5336 15620 7593 4402 5577
0.2 m/s 0.3 m/s 357 133 41 1419 5207 513 307 1011
0.3 m/s 0.4 m/s 14 23 0 13 72 1 1 15
0.4 m/s 0.5 m/s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1476 1319 1237 7625 22821 10216 6017 7729
2.5% 2.3% 2.1% 13.0% 39.1% 17.5% 10.3% 13.2%
From: HRW
TN EBR4742/0300/03 47 R.3.0
8.4 EXTREME CURRENTS

The current regime at the FSO location is dominated by the boundary current, which
predominantly flows towards S/SW.
Return period Current speed (m/s)

(years) Surface 50m 100m
1 yr 1.61 1.31 1.17
10 yr 1.80 1.43 1.29
50 yr 1.91 1.51 1.36
100 yr 1.96 1.54 1.39
From: Campos DC
Data source: CENPES/PDP/MC
9. Combined currents, winds and waves

Wind and wave data are available from the GFSAB set for years 1990 to 2009 included. The
current is formed of three components:
• Wind-driven currents were calculated based on wind conditions given in GFSAB. It is

the only component of the total currents expected to be correlated with wind and wave
conditions;
• Tidal currents were extracted from TPXO for the same time period.
• Offshore current time series was produced using MyOcean data. For the time period
between 1993 and 2009, modelled monthly current time series were obtained. Daily data
were also available for 378 days in 2010/2011, and showed that there was significant
daily variability not captured in the monthly data set. Therefore a random perturbation
based on the standard deviation of the daily data set was added to the monthly values to
produce the offshore current time series. This method produces a data set that is better
adapted to fatigue analysis than the monthly values, although it assumes that the daily
variability in the offshore current is not correlated with the wind and wave conditions.
This is a reasonable assumption considering that oceanographic currents vary on
timescales slower than winds and waves.
The 3-hourly time series of combined current, winds and waves is provided as a text file
(FSO_combined_time_series.csv, see Appendix 3) for the time period 1990-2009. When no
offshore current data were available, current data are set as 1.#QNAN. Note that the wind and
wave data in the text file are reproduced as they are in the GFSAB data, i.e. wave directions
are towards (relative to North) and wind directions from (relative to North). Current directions
follow the oceanography convention and are towards (relative to North).
Plots presented in sections 9.1 and 9.2 show the scatter of conditions encountered at the FSO
for 8 wave and wind directional sectors. Similar plots for different current sectors were not
produced as the monthly data show that the current has a fairly constant direction. The scatter
in directions in the time series was mostly added as a random perturbation, hence no
conclusion can be drawn from it.
Note: Conventions in the following plots are as given in the time series:
- wave directions are TOWARDS (relative to North)
- wind directions are from (relative to North)
- current directions are towards (relative to North).
TN EBR4742/0300/03 48 R.3.0
9.1 SCATTER OF WAVE AND CURRENT CONDITIONS PER WIND

DIRECTIONAL SECTOR
From: HRW. Data source: GF SAB, TPXO, MyOcean.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 49 R.3.0
From: HRW.
Data source: GF SAB, TPXO, MyOcean.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 50 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 51 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 52 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 53 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 54 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 55 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 56 R.3.0
9.2 SCATTER OF WIND AND CURRENT CONDITIONS PER WAVE

DIRECTIONAL SECTOR
From: HRW. Data source: GF SAB, TPXO, MyOcean.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 57 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 58 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 59 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 60 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 61 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 62 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 63 R.3.0
From: HRW.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 64 R.3.0
Appendices
TN EBR4742/0300/03 R.3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03 R.3.0
Appendix 1 Tables of significant wave height against

peak period, conditional upon dominant wave direction

Tp is the peak wave period in seconds
Results expressed as numbers of 3-hourly records in given Hs, Tp and wind speed bins
Based on predictions for January 1990 to December 2009

Total number of records, across all wind speeds: 58440
From HRW. Source GF SAB
TN EBR4742/0300/03 R.3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Direction sector N
H1 To H2 P(H>H1) Peak wave period in seconds (Tp)
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 8 173 157 35 8 3 2 2 0 388
1.5 2.0 0.92617 0 0 32 320 770 515 94 32 6 3 0 1772
2.0 2.5 0.58896 0 0 9 275 368 749 408 106 18 1 0 1934
2.5 3.0 0.22093 0 0 0 88 106 190 369 115 12 2 0 882
3.0 3.5 0.05309 0 0 0 16 22 19 80 87 2 0 0 226
3.5 4.0 0.01009 0 0 0 0 9 1 2 16 5 0 0 33
4.0 4.5 0.00381 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14 0 0 0 19
4.5 5.0 0.00019 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
5.0 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total no of records 0 0 49 872 1434 1510 964 373 45 8 0 5255

for each wave period
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Direction sector NE
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23
1.0 1.5 0.99922 0 0 128 2992 1210 124 34 13 5 0 0 4506
1.5 2.0 0.84578 0 0 480 6584 4096 1408 346 108 27 3 0 13052
2.0 2.5 0.40136 0 1 39 4615 1567 1306 703 185 23 4 0 8443
2.5 3.0 0.11387 0 0 2 1462 422 209 273 106 10 1 0 2485
3.0 3.5 0.02925 0 0 1 243 288 11 55 48 4 0 0 650
3.5 4.0 0.00712 0 0 0 8 110 0 11 7 0 0 0 136
4.0 4.5 0.00249 0 0 0 0 44 0 1 4 0 0 0 49
4.5 5.0 0.00082 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 21
5.0 5.5 0.00010 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Direction sector E
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
1.0 1.5 0.99725 0 0 34 972 1101 36 0 3 0 0 0 2146
1.5 2.0 0.76088 0 0 62 1089 3141 149 24 12 8 0 0 4485
2.0 2.5 0.26688 0 0 2 434 1031 202 49 23 0 1 0 1742
2.5 3.0 0.07501 0 0 0 94 350 60 17 17 0 0 0 538
3.0 3.5 0.01575 0 0 0 23 78 10 2 2 0 0 0 115
3.5 4.0 0.00308 0 0 0 5 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 23
4.0 4.5 0.00055 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
4.5 5.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.0 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Direction sector SE
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 1 163 352 50 2 0 0 0 0 568
1.5 2.0 0.89540 0 0 9 349 1280 292 34 2 1 0 0 1967
2.0 2.5 0.53315 0 0 2 231 860 506 105 44 0 0 0 1748
2.5 3.0 0.21123 0 0 0 87 375 234 85 24 3 0 0 808
3.0 3.5 0.06243 0 0 0 3 91 72 66 28 2 0 0 262
3.5 4.0 0.01418 0 0 0 2 4 22 7 12 0 0 0 47
4.0 4.5 0.00552 0 0 0 0 3 20 0 0 7 0 0 30
4.5 5.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.0 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Direction sector S
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 0 75 95 21 0 3 0 0 0 194
1.5 2.0 0.96032 0 0 4 168 605 276 24 19 2 0 0 1098
2.0 2.5 0.73573 0 0 2 211 524 688 226 52 3 0 0 1706
2.5 3.0 0.38679 0 0 0 58 211 307 382 88 6 2 0 1054
3.0 3.5 0.17120 0 0 0 12 102 122 167 139 13 0 0 555
3.5 4.0 0.05768 0 0 0 1 33 28 30 80 10 0 0 182
4.0 4.5 0.02045 0 0 0 0 11 9 22 22 5 0 0 69
4.5 5.0 0.00634 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 6 1 0 0 23
5.0 5.5 0.00164 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 8
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Direction sector SW
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 8 23 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 46
1.5 2.0 0.98943 0 0 37 267 217 157 21 1 0 0 0 700
2.0 2.5 0.82851 0 1 21 341 410 587 172 29 0 0 0 1561
2.5 3.0 0.46966 0 0 4 150 258 334 220 66 4 1 1 1038
3.0 3.5 0.23103 0 0 2 36 171 162 88 74 2 0 0 535
3.5 4.0 0.10805 0 0 0 2 71 76 35 60 7 0 0 251
4.0 4.5 0.05034 0 0 0 1 23 37 21 16 1 0 0 99
4.5 5.0 0.02759 0 0 0 0 3 26 6 15 0 0 0 50
5.0 5.5 0.01609 0 0 0 0 1 29 8 5 0 0 0 43
5.5 6.0 0.00621 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 6 0 0 0 20
6.0 6.5 0.00161 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 7

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Direction sector W
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1.5 2.0 0.96610 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8
2.0 2.5 0.83051 0 0 6 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 21
2.5 3.0 0.47458 0 0 2 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
3.0 3.5 0.22034 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
3.5 4.0 0.13559 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
4.0 4.5 0.06780 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
4.5 5.0 0.03390 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2
5.0 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Direction sector NW
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1.5 2.0 0.90000 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2.0 2.5 0.70000 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
2.5 3.0 0.50000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
3.0 3.5 0.30000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
3.5 4.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.0 4.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.5 5.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.0 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03 R. 3.0
Appendix 2 Tables of significant wave height against

peak period, conditional upon wind speed

Tp is the peak wave period in seconds
U is the wind speed in metres per second
The first table is Hs vs. Tp for U<2, the second for 2<U<4, the third for 4<U<6, etc
Results expressed as numbers of 3-hourly records in given Hs, Tp and wind speed bins
Based on predictions for January 1990 to December 2009

Total number of records, across all wind speeds: 58440
From HRW. Source GF SAB
TN EBR4742/0300/03 R.3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Hs vs. Tp: U<2 m/s
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
1.0 1.5 0.93333 0 0 0 11 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 29
1.5 2.0 0.28889 0 0 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 10
2.0 2.5 0.06667 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
2.5 3.0 0.02222 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
3.0 3.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.5 4.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.0 4.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.5 5.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.0 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total no. of records 0 0 0 15 23 5 1 1 0 0 0 45

for this period band
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
Hs vs. Tp: 2<U<4 m/s
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
1.0 1.5 0.99514 0 0 1 590 689 76 11 6 4 1 0 1378
1.5 2.0 0.57693 0 0 0 150 843 295 88 17 6 0 0 1399
2.0 2.5 0.15235 0 0 0 1 93 167 103 28 5 0 0 397
2.5 3.0 0.03187 0 0 0 0 6 18 54 16 0 0 0 94
3.0 3.5 0.00334 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 8
3.5 4.0 0.00091 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
4.0 4.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.5 5.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.0 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
1.0 1.5 0.99777 0 0 18 2049 1497 143 26 12 3 1 0 3749
1.5 2.0 0.69962 0 0 4 1183 3316 1095 204 71 21 5 0 5899
2.0 2.5 0.23048 0 0 0 77 646 879 460 111 11 1 0 2185
2.5 3.0 0.05670 0 0 0 0 52 151 238 119 12 2 0 574
3.0 3.5 0.01105 0 0 0 0 1 8 38 40 5 0 0 92
3.5 4.0 0.00374 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 24 7 0 0 37
4.0 4.5 0.00080 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 0 0 10
4.5 5.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.0 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1.0 1.5 0.99995 0 0 95 1584 683 48 6 4 0 0 0 2420
1.5 2.0 0.87060 0 0 77 3310 4403 1114 196 63 17 1 0 9181
2.0 2.5 0.37990 0 0 3 594 1892 1774 719 180 13 3 0 5178
2.5 3.0 0.10315 0 0 0 13 247 487 514 143 10 2 1 1417
3.0 3.5 0.02742 0 0 0 0 12 70 161 150 10 0 0 403
3.5 4.0 0.00588 0 0 0 0 0 4 24 57 7 0 0 92
4.0 4.5 0.00096 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 2 0 0 15
4.5 5.0 0.00016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
5.0 5.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 63 165 40 1 1 0 0 0 0 270
1.5 2.0 0.98168 0 0 383 3592 1499 286 55 24 0 0 0 5839
2.0 2.5 0.58538 0 1 17 2373 1814 1077 348 110 13 2 0 5755
2.5 3.0 0.19479 0 0 2 187 796 517 410 111 10 2 0 2035
3.0 3.5 0.05667 0 0 0 3 114 219 162 138 6 0 0 642
3.5 4.0 0.01310 0 0 0 0 12 26 30 62 4 0 0 134
4.0 4.5 0.00400 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 27 6 0 0 55
4.5 5.0 0.00027 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3
5.0 5.5 0.00007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1.5 2.0 0.99928 0 0 164 542 42 5 0 0 0 0 0 753
2.0 2.5 0.89067 0 1 57 2844 316 141 32 10 2 0 0 3403
2.5 3.0 0.39983 0 0 2 1001 561 155 128 26 3 0 0 1876
3.0 3.5 0.12924 0 0 2 66 318 96 80 44 2 0 0 608
3.5 4.0 0.04154 0 0 0 2 46 88 20 27 3 0 0 186
4.0 4.5 0.01471 0 0 0 0 6 36 22 9 2 0 0 75
4.5 5.0 0.00389 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 11 0 0 0 24
5.0 5.5 0.00043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.5 2.0 1.00000 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2.0 2.5 0.99836 0 0 4 225 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 236
2.5 3.0 0.86918 0 0 4 732 60 6 2 0 0 0 0 804
3.0 3.5 0.42912 0 0 1 227 274 3 11 4 0 0 0 520
3.5 4.0 0.14450 0 0 0 10 112 19 5 3 1 0 0 150
4.0 4.5 0.06240 0 0 0 2 25 23 4 5 0 0 0 59
4.5 5.0 0.03010 0 0 0 0 1 18 10 6 0 0 0 35
5.0 5.5 0.01095 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 9
5.5 6.0 0.00602 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 9
6.0 6.5 0.00109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.5 2.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.0 2.5 1.00000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2.5 3.0 0.99609 0 0 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
3.0 3.5 0.91797 0 0 0 44 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 78
3.5 4.0 0.61328 0 0 0 7 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 69
4.0 4.5 0.34375 0 0 0 0 42 1 0 0 0 0 0 43
4.5 5.0 0.17578 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 1 0 0 13
5.0 5.5 0.12500 0 0 0 0 1 16 8 1 0 0 0 26
5.5 6.0 0.02344 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4
6.0 6.5 0.00781 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.5 2.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.0 2.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.5 3.0 1.00000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3.0 3.5 0.98387 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.5 4.0 0.98387 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
4.0 4.5 0.91935 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
4.5 5.0 0.66129 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 18
5.0 5.5 0.37097 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 13
5.5 6.0 0.16129 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 7
6.0 6.5 0.04839 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 Total
2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 H1-H2
0.0 0.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.5 1.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.0 1.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1.5 2.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.0 2.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2.5 3.0 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.0 3.5 1.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3.5 4.0 1.00000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
4.0 4.5 0.75000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4.5 5.0 0.75000 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5.0 5.5 0.50000 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
5.5 6.0 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6.0 6.5 0.00000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

R. 3.0
TN EBR4742/0300/03 R. 3.0
Appendix 3 Time series description

Combined winds/waves/currents: FSO_combined_time_series.csv
The parameters included in the combined time series are all those provided by Oceanweather,
to which current data have been added – the list of parameters is provided below. Each current
component is provided, as well as the total current vector. When no data were available, the
value is set to 1.#QNAN.
CCYYMM - Century, Year, Month

DDHHmm - Day, Hour, Minute (ut)
WD - Wind Direction (deg from which)
WS - Wind Speed (m/s)
ETOT - Total Variance of Total Spectrum (m^2)
TP - Peak Spectral Period of Total Spectrum (sec)
VMD - Vector Mean Direction of Total Spectrum (deg to which)
ETTSea - Total Variance of Primary Partition (m^2)
TPSea - Peak Spectral Period of Primary Partition (sec)
VMDSea - Vector Mean Direction of Primary Partition (deg to which)
ETTSw - Total Variance of Secondary Partition (m^2)
TPSw - Peak Spectral Period of Secondary Partition (sec)
VMDSw - Vector Mean Direction of Secondary Partition (deg to which)
MO1 - First Spectral Moment of Total Spectrum (m^2/s)
MO2 - Second Spectral Moment of Total Spectrum (m^2/s^2)
HS - Significant Wave Height (m)
DMDIR - Dominant Direction (deg to which)
ANGSPR - Angular Spreading Function
INLINE - In-Line Variance Ratio
TS - TPXO current speed (m/s)
TD - TPXO current direction (deg towards)
OS - Ocean current speed (m/s)
OD - Ocean current direction (deg towards)
WDS - Wind Driven current speed (m/s)
WDD - Wind Driven current direction (deg towards)
US - Total current speed (m/s)
UD - Total current direction (deg towards)
The following table was extracted from the GFSAB data report and describes the
Oceanweather parameters in more detail.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 R.3.0
Global Reanalysis of Ocean Waves Fine SAB: Project Description
Table 3 GROW-FINE SAB Wind and Wave Fields Definitions

Field Description
Date Julian format (where Jan 1 1900 = 1, Jan 2 1900 = 2, etc.)
Wind Direction From which the wind is blowing, clockwise from true north
in degrees (meteorological convention).
Wind Speed 1-hour average of the effective neutral wind at a height of

10 meters, units in meters/second.
Total Spectrum Wave Fields:
Total Variance The sum of the variance components of the hindcast

spectrum, over the 552 bins of the wave model, in meters
squared.
Significant Wave Height 4.000 times the square root of the total variance, in meters.
Peak Spectral Period Peak period is the reciprocal of peak frequency, in seconds.
Peak frequency is computed by taking the spectral density
in each frequency bin, and fitting a parabola to the highest
density and one neighbor on each side. If highest density is
in the .32157 Hz bin, the peak period reported is the peak
period of a Pierson-Moskowitz spectrum having the same
total variance as the hindcast spectrum.
Vector Mean Direction To which waves are traveling, clockwise from north in
degrees (oceanographic convention).
First Spectral Moment Following Haring and Heideman (OTC 3230, 1978) the
first and second moments contain powers of ω = 2πf; thus:
M1 = ∑∑ 2πfdS where dS is a variance component and
the double sum extend over 552 bins.
Second Spectral Moment Following Haring and Heideman (OTC 3230, 1978) the
first and second moments contain powers of ω = 2πf; thus:
M2 = ∑∑ (2πf ) 2 dS where dS is a variance component
and the double sum extend over 552 bins.
Dominant Direction Following Haring and Heideman, the dominant direction ψ

is the solution of the equations
A cos 2ψ = ∑∑ cos 2θπdS
A sin 2ψ = ∑∑ sin 2θπdS
oceanweather inc Page 11

Global Reanalysis of Ocean Waves Fine SAB: Project Description
The angle ψ is determined only to within 180 degrees.

Haring and Heideman choose from the pair (ψ, ψ+180) the
value closer to the peak direction.
Angular Spreading The angular spreading function (Gumbel, Greenwood &

Durand) is the mean value, over the 552 bins, of cos(θ -
VMD), weighted by the variance component in each bin. If
the angular spectrum is uniformly distributed over 360
degrees, this statistic is zero; if uniformly distributed over
180 degrees, 2/π; if all variance is concentrated at the
VMD, 1. For the use of this statistic in fitting an
exponential distribution to the angular spectrum, see
Pearson & Hartley, Biometrika Tables for statisticians,
2:123 ff.
Angular spreading (ANGSPR) is related to cosn(θ)
spreading as follows:
n = (2*ANGSPR)/(1-ANGSPR)
In-Line Variance Ratio Directional spreading by Haring and Heideman, p 1542.

Computed as:
Rat =
∑∑ cos (θ −ψ )ds
2
∑∑ dS
If spectral variance is uniformly distributed over the entire
compass, or over a semicircle, Rat = 0.5; if variance is
confined to one angular band, or to two band 180 degrees
apart, Rat = 1.00 . According to Haring and Heideman,
cos^2 spreading corresponds to Rat = 0.75.
Wave Partition Fields (Sea/Swell): Explanation of sea/swell computation:

Total Variance of “Sea” Partition The sum of the variance components of the hindcast
Peak Spectral Period of “Sea” Partition spectrum, over the 552 bins of the wave model, in meters
Vector Mean Direction of “Sea” Partition squared. To partition sea (primary) and swell (secondary)
Total Variance of “Swell” Partition we compute a P-M (Pierson-Moskowitz) spectrum, with a
Peak Spectral Period of “Swell” Partition cos3 spreading, from the adopted wind speed and direction.
Vector Mean Direction of “Swell” Partition For each of the 552 bins, the lesser of the hindcast variance
component and P-M variance component is thrown into the
sea partition; the excess, if any, of hindcast over P-M is
thrown into the swell partition.
oceanweather inc Page 12

Directional wave spectra: FSO_wave_spectrum.asc
Time series of directional wave spectra are attached to this report, as provided by
Oceanweather. Frequencies are given in Hz, and direction are in degrees towards, relative to
North. The integrated parameters have the same name and units as in the time series
FSO_combined_time_series.csv. The spectral energies are given as total energy [m2] per bin.
The next pages, extracted from the GFSAB report, provide:
• a description of the wave spectra

• a sample spectral output
• a FORTRAN program that can be used to read the spectral data.
TN EBR4742/0300/03 R.3.0
Wave Spectra Description and Sample Output
Please refer to sample table below. The top of the file indicates the number of frequencies and
directions per table as well as the number of time steps and the number of grid points per time
step within the file (not shown). It is followed by one blank line. Every table is 32 lines long,
with 5 header lines (the fourth one is blank), 24 data lines, and 3 footer lines (the last one is
blank). The first line of each table includes the latitude, longitude, angle, and water depth.
The second line is a character string indicating which variables are located in the third line and
include wind speed, wind direction (measured from which), peak period, sea and swell partitions
as well as significant wave height and is followed by a blank line. The next line gives the
nominal frequencies of each frequency bin. Within the 24 data lines, directional bands are
identified at the left. The 552 element array contains the variance components (NOT spectral
densities) for 23 frequencies and 24 directions. The 24 directional bins, each 15 degrees wide,
are numbered clockwise from north; the first bin, with a nominal direction of 7.5 degrees,
extends from 0 to 15 degrees. The sum over all the frequencies per one direction band is given
in the right most column.
Frequency bins are spaced in geometric progression (to facilitate the computation of
interactions); the nominal frequency is the geometric mean of the two ends (see table below
format explanation). The frequency ratio is .75**(-1./3.), i.e. 1.100642416; this ratio was chosen
in preference to the 1.1000 of official WAM to simplify interaction formulas. The first 22 bins
are straightforward; the last requires explanation. The 23rd frequency band is an integrated band
comprising what would be bins 23 through 44 (continuing the geometric progression) of a fully
discrete bin system. To model the cascade of wave energy from high to low frequencies
endorsed by non-linear interactions, we compute interactions involving bins out to 44. This
requires a parametric assumption about the spectral density between 0.30652 and 2.52741 Hz;
and the customary assumption is that density is proportional to omega**(-x), where x is a
disposable parameter. We are using x = 4.5 for the following reasons:
(1) There are quasi-physical arguments supporting the exponents 4 & 5. The exponent 5 is
germane to a Pierson-Moskowitz spectrum.
(2) A crude energy balance computation in the tail, with wind input scaled as omega**2 and
interactions scaled as omega**11, shows that 4.5 is the only exponent capable of yielding an
equilibrium spectrum in the tail.
To compute a "density" at 0.32157 Hz, we compute what fraction of the integrated band belongs
to the bin from 0.30652 to 0.33737 Hz. Sparing a few details, the result is:
dens = (variance component)*rbw
where rbw (dimensions seconds) is a function of the exponent as follows:
x rbw
4.0 8.11849
4.5 9.24794
5.0 10.32933
The sum of the energy per frequency (over all directions) is given in the first footer line. The
second footer line contains the "density" as explained above.
Sample Wave Spectra:
Latitude XXXXXXXX, Longitude XXXXXXXXX, Angle 0.0000, Depth XXXXXXXXXXm

CCYYMM DDHHmm LPoint WD WS ETot TP VMD ETotSe TPSe VMDSe ETotSw TPSw VMDSw Mo1 Mo2 HSig DomDr AngSpr Inline Tau
199812 010000 5621 343.2 10.035 0.760 10.049 158.6 0.435 7.406 159.1 0.326 10.946 157.4 0.681 0.726 3.488 159.6 0.6730 0.7500 0.00
freq 0.0390 0.0429 0.0472 0.0520 0.0572 0.0630 0.0693 0.0763 0.0840 0.0924 0.1017 0.1120 0.1233 0.1357 0.1493 0.1643 0.1809 0.1991 0.2191 0.2412 0.2655 0.2922 0.3216 anSpec
7.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0004 0.0006 0.0005 0.0003 0.0002 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0023
22.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0002 0.0004 0.0006 0.0005 0.0003 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0026
37.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0002 0.0004 0.0005 0.0008 0.0008 0.0006 0.0004 0.0003 0.0002 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0045
52.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0007 0.0017 0.0024 0.0023 0.0016 0.0010 0.0006 0.0003 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0004 0.0117
67.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0006 0.0025 0.0048 0.0047 0.0028 0.0015 0.0008 0.0004 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0009 0.0211
82.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0007 0.0017 0.0023 0.0018 0.0012 0.0008 0.0007 0.0007 0.0008 0.0009 0.0008 0.0007 0.0006 0.0005 0.0015 0.0160
97.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0002 0.0004 0.0005 0.0008 0.0014 0.0019 0.0020 0.0019 0.0017 0.0014 0.0012 0.0010 0.0007 0.0021 0.0172
112.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0002 0.0004 0.0008 0.0018 0.0031 0.0040 0.0039 0.0034 0.0029 0.0025 0.0021 0.0017 0.0013 0.0010 0.0027 0.0319
127.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0002 0.0004 0.0008 0.0017 0.0036 0.0062 0.0073 0.0069 0.0059 0.0050 0.0042 0.0034 0.0027 0.0021 0.0016 0.0012 0.0031 0.0563
142.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0002 0.0008 0.0022 0.0045 0.0074 0.0103 0.0118 0.0113 0.0099 0.0084 0.0068 0.0053 0.0040 0.0030 0.0023 0.0017 0.0012 0.0033 0.0944
157.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0003 0.0022 0.0088 0.0168 0.0176 0.0173 0.0169 0.0151 0.0128 0.0101 0.0077 0.0058 0.0043 0.0032 0.0024 0.0017 0.0013 0.0034 0.1477
172.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0010 0.0049 0.0125 0.0203 0.0193 0.0162 0.0149 0.0129 0.0110 0.0092 0.0074 0.0057 0.0043 0.0032 0.0024 0.0018 0.0013 0.0034 0.1517
187.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0004 0.0012 0.0021 0.0030 0.0048 0.0068 0.0077 0.0076 0.0070 0.0063 0.0056 0.0048 0.0039 0.0030 0.0023 0.0017 0.0013 0.0033 0.0726
202.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0009 0.0026 0.0022 0.0013 0.0014 0.0019 0.0027 0.0034 0.0037 0.0035 0.0032 0.0029 0.0024 0.0020 0.0015 0.0011 0.0030 0.0398
217.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0002 0.0007 0.0007 0.0003 0.0002 0.0003 0.0006 0.0009 0.0014 0.0018 0.0019 0.0018 0.0015 0.0014 0.0012 0.0009 0.0025 0.0183
232.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0003 0.0005 0.0008 0.0009 0.0009 0.0008 0.0007 0.0006 0.0018 0.0078
247.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0002 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0004 0.0003 0.0012 0.0036
262.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0003 0.0002 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0000 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0001 0.0006 0.0028
277.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0003 0.0007 0.0011 0.0011 0.0007 0.0004 0.0003 0.0002 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0052
292.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0004 0.0013 0.0024 0.0027 0.0016 0.0007 0.0004 0.0002 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0100
307.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0003 0.0015 0.0035 0.0047 0.0027 0.0011 0.0005 0.0002 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0147
322.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0009 0.0031 0.0050 0.0033 0.0012 0.0005 0.0002 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0147
337.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0001 0.0004 0.0014 0.0029 0.0025 0.0011 0.0005 0.0002 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0093
352.50 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0002 0.0003 0.0004 0.0008 0.0011 0.0007 0.0004 0.0002 0.0001 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0042
fSpec 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0003 0.0023 0.0109 0.0325 0.0593 0.0749 0.0856 0.0826 0.0723 0.0636 0.0548 0.0460 0.0383 0.0312 0.0250 0.0200 0.0157 0.0118 0.0333 0.760
dens 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.38 1.64 4.44 7.36 8.45 8.77 7.69 6.11 4.89 3.83 2.92 2.20 1.64 1.19 0.87 0.62 0.42 0.31
Each table can be read with the following FORTRAN format statements:
REAL THETA(24), SPEC(23,24), FREQ(23), ANGSPEC(24)

REAL FSPEC(23), ETOT, DENS(23)
INTEGER CYM, DHM, GP
REAL LAT, LONG, ANGLE, DEPTH
REAL WD, WS, TP, VMD, ETOTSE, TPSE,
& VMDSE, ETOTSW, TPSW, VMDSW, MO1, MO2, HSIG, DOMDR,
& ANGSPR, INLINE, TAU
10 format (9x, f9.4, 11x, f10.4, 7x, f10.4, 7x, f10.4)

11 format (f7.2, 24f7.4)
12 format (7x, 23f7.4, f7.3)
13 format (7x, 23f7.2)
14 format (3i7, f6.1, f7.3, 3(2f7.3,f7.1), 3f7.3,
& f6.1, 2f7.4, f7.2)
15 format (7x, 23f7.4)
READ (10,*) !summary line at top of file

READ (10,*)!blank line at top of file
20 READ (10,10,END=30) LAT, LONG, ANGLE, DEPTH !Looped for each tau
READ (10,*)
READ (10,14)CYM,DHM,GP,WD,WS,ETOT,TP,VMD,ETOTSE,TPSE,
& VMDSE,ETOTSW,TPSW,VMDSW,MO1,MO2,HSIG,DOMDR,ANGSPR,
& INLINE,TAU
READ (10,*) !blank header line
READ (10,15) (FREQ(I), I=1,23)
READ (10,11) (THETA(J), (SPEC(I,J), I=1,23), ANGSPEC(J), J=1,24)
READ (10,12) (FSPEC(I), I=1,23), ETOT
READ (10,13) (DENS(I), I=1,23)
READ (10,*)!blank footer line
! ****** [insert processing code here]
GO TO 20 !read next table
30 CONTINUE !end of file during read
Variable definitions:
CYM Year and month in the format CCYYMM

DHM Day, hour and minute (gmt) in the format DDHHmm
GP Grid point
LAT Latitude of grid point
LONG Longitude of grid point
DEPTH Depth of grid point
WS Wind speed (m/s) at grid point
WD Wind direction (from which, clockwise from true north)
TP Peak period (sec)
VMD Vector mean direction (to which)
"SE" Sea partitions of TP, ETOT, and VMD
"SW" Swell partitions of TP, ETOT, and VMD
HS Significant wave height (m)
MO1, MO2 First and second spectral moments
DOMDR Dominant direction (to which)
ANGSPR Angular Spreading function

Metocean Data PDF

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Metocean Data PDF

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Metocean Data PDF

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

What information is provided about wind conditions?

What information is provided about wind conditions?

What parameters are used to describe wave conditions?

What parameters are used to describe wave conditions?

Santos Basin Oil Export Studies

FSO Metocean Design Criteria

Technical Note EBR4742/0300/03

1. Scope of document ........................................................................................................... 1

2. Units and convention........................................................................................................ 1

4. Meteorological conditions (excl winds) ........................................................................... 2

6. Oceanographic conditions (excl. currents and waves) ................................................... 14

TN EBR4742/0300/03 iii R.3.0

9. Combined currents, winds and waves ............................................................................ 48

Bathymetry and locations of interest in the Santos and Campos basin

2. Units and convention

Ref Doc Ref Title

TPXO Global ocean tidal model

GOPAF MyOcean Global Ocean Physics Analysis Forecast product

PROCAP1 PETROBRAS Technological Development Program on Deep Water

4. Meteorological conditions (excl winds)

4.2 RELATIVE HUMIDITY

4.4 AIR TEMPERATURE

From: Campos DC. Temperatures are in °C.

Wind speed (m/s)

Total number of hours = 175320

Wind direction (°N)

14.00 16.00 0.00592 44 183 79 3 0 0 2 9 5 29 48 46 26 0 0 5

5.1.3 Monthly exceedences

Monthly exceedances for 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18m/s thresholds

Monthly exceedances for 20, 25, 35 and 40kn thresholds

5.1.4 Storm durations

Duration Number of storms in 20 years Duration Number of storms in 20 years

Distribution of spells of storms (U > 20 knots)

6 36 66 96 126 156 186

Distribution of spells of storms (U > 25 knots)

6 36 66 96 126 156 186

Distribution of spells of storms (U > 35 knots)

6 36 66 96 126 156 186

Distribution of spells of calm (U < 20 knots)

5.1.5 Wind spectra

Det Norske Veritas (2010). Environmental conditions and environmental loads.

5.2 EXTREME WIND CONDITIONS

From: Campos DC. Wind speeds are in m/s.

6. Oceanographic conditions (excl. currents and

From: Campos DC. Levels are in metres relative to DHN datum.

6.1.2 Tidal constituents at the FSO location

Mean spring tidal range (M2+S2) 1.0 m

6.2 WATER TEMPERATURE

Annual wave rose at Campos South (GROW FINE 1990-2009)

Total number of hours = 175320

Vector mean wave direction (°N)

3.50 4.00 0.01928 2 27 139 33 38 51 38 116 216 368 120 9 2 0 0 0

Dominant wave direction (°N)

Data source: GF SAB, 3-hourly records 1/1990 to 12/2009

Total number of hours = 175320

H1 To H2 (m) P(H>H1) Peak wave period in seconds (Tp)

3.00 3.50 0.05951 0 0 5 582 1289 678 784 647 39 0 0

7.1.4 Storm durations

Duration Number of storms in 20 years