Sana, A.; Chitrakar, P.; Baawain, M.; Al-Mamun, A. Baseline Measurements of Waves and Currents along the Coast of Oman. J. Mar. Sci. Eng.2023, 11, 1711.
Sana, A.; Chitrakar, P.; Baawain, M.; Al-Mamun, A. Baseline Measurements of Waves and Currents along the Coast of Oman. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11, 1711.
Sana, A.; Chitrakar, P.; Baawain, M.; Al-Mamun, A. Baseline Measurements of Waves and Currents along the Coast of Oman. J. Mar. Sci. Eng.2023, 11, 1711.
Sana, A.; Chitrakar, P.; Baawain, M.; Al-Mamun, A. Baseline Measurements of Waves and Currents along the Coast of Oman. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11, 1711.
Abstract
The coast of Oman is observing huge coastal developments to materialize Oman Vision 2040 covering all the strategic sectors. Historical data of coastal hydrodynamic parameters is scarce, even though its importance for a proper design of coastal structures is recognized. Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers were deployed at eleven locations along the coast of Oman. These locations were selected based on their strategic importance for the country. The duration of deployment was from 60 to 265 days. The measured data of waves and current were collected and analyzed using the equipment-specific software and Excel. The significant wave heights can reach 2m along the whole coast of Oman. The southern coast is dominated by the swells. The maximum to significant wave height ratio is approximately 1.5 which is less than a value of 2 obtained using Rayleigh distribution. The coastal currents are stronger along the southern coast than those along the northern coast. The range of current magnitude is from 0.02 m/s to 0.8 m/s. This baseline study will help the public authorities in establishing permanent hydrodynamic measurement stations along the coast of Oman. Moreover, these measurements will serve the practicing engineers in designing coastal structures along the coast of Oman.
Keywords
Sea of Oman; Wave measurements; Coastal currents; ADCP; Tidal elevations
Subject
Engineering, Marine Engineering
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