Results
The results from the data collected will be broken down into three main
sections: Predicted JONSWAP wave heights
based on wind data, actual wave heights from collected data, and average wave
heights based on season.
An example of the calculated values of wave height (the H column) shown
with the measured wave height can be seen below.
|
WIS |
Date |
Wind
Speed (m/s) |
Wind
Direction |
|
F |
F* |
t* |
F*eff |
H* |
H |
Wave
Height |
Wave
Period |
|
13 |
1988010100 |
12 |
285 |
|
150000 |
10218.75 |
8829.00 |
1453.73 |
0.061 |
0.90 |
1 |
4 |
|
13 |
1988010103 |
10 |
300 |
|
200000 |
19620.00 |
10594.80 |
1910.98 |
0.070 |
0.71 |
0.9 |
4 |
|
13 |
1988010106 |
11 |
300 |
|
200000 |
16214.88 |
9631.64 |
1656.41 |
0.065 |
0.80 |
1 |
4 |
|
13 |
1988010109 |
11 |
300 |
|
200000 |
16214.88 |
9631.64 |
1656.41 |
0.065 |
0.80 |
1 |
4 |
|
13 |
1988010112 |
11 |
305 |
|
200000 |
16214.88 |
9631.64 |
1656.41 |
0.065 |
0.80 |
1 |
4 |
|
13 |
1988010115 |
9 |
300 |
|
200000 |
24222.22 |
11772.00 |
2238.17 |
0.076 |
0.63 |
0.8 |
4 |
|
13 |
1988010118 |
9 |
300 |
|
200000 |
24222.22 |
11772.00 |
2238.17 |
0.076 |
0.63 |
0.7 |
4 |
|
13 |
1988010121 |
10 |
290 |
|
150000 |
14715.00 |
10594.80 |
1910.98 |
0.070 |
0.71 |
0.8 |
4 |
|
13 |
1988010200 |
8 |
280 |
|
150000 |
22992.19 |
13243.50 |
2670.68 |
0.083 |
0.54 |
0.7 |
3 |
|
13 |
1988010203 |
9 |
270 |
|
150000 |
18166.67 |
11772.00 |
2238.17 |
0.076 |
0.63 |
0.8 |
3 |
|
13 |
1988010206 |
8 |
270 |
|
120000 |
18393.75 |
13243.50 |
2670.68 |
0.083 |
0.54 |
0.7 |
3 |
|
13 |
1988010209 |
8 |
255 |
|
120000 |
18393.75 |
13243.50 |
2670.68 |
0.083 |
0.54 |
0.7 |
3 |
|
13 |
1988010212 |
8 |
255 |
|
120000 |
18393.75 |
13243.50 |
2670.68 |
0.083 |
0.54 |
0.7 |
3 |
|
13 |
1988010215 |
10 |
245 |
|
120000 |
11772.00 |
10594.80 |
1910.98 |
0.070 |
0.71 |
0.9 |
4 |
The total amount of data processed includes one recording every three hours from the beginning of 1988 to the end of 1997. This vast amount of data makes it easier to see any general trends that may be seen in the data.
The next important pieces of information to inspect are the contours of the lake bottom leading up to the shore and the fluctuations of water level with winter. The key factor of the bottom contours is that the slope is generally somewhat steep, but becomes steeper farther out into the lake. The major point of the water level data is to notice that the water level is approximately a foot lower at its low point in the winter months than in its high point in the summer months. The effects of these results will be discussed later on.