Fig. 1: Validation of modeled extreme waves.
From: Unveiling the global influence of tropical cyclones on extreme waves approaching coastal areas
a Map of the 98th percentile of significant wave height, Hs (m), at extracted coastal locations (colored dots along the coasts) in the simulation forced with a wind field including observed Tropical Cyclone (TC) wind amplitude (CYCL); b simulated versus altimeter 98th percentile of Hs at the extracted coastal locations; c simulated versus buoy 98th percentile of breaking wave height, Hb (m), at available buoy locations. In b and c dots represent the binned median and shading represents the lower-upper quartile interval; all locations are considered for the blue (CYCL, simulation that includes TC forcing) and black (NOCYCL, simulation that excludes TC forcing) curves, while only locations affected by TCs (i.e. when Hs or Hb in CYCL is at least 0.1 m greater than in NOCYCL) are considered for the red (CYCL) and orange (NOCYCL) curves; the density of points is indicated in the side plot.
