Wave Observations from Central California: SeaSonde Systems and In Situ Wave Buoys

Table 2

Spatial variation wave analysis results.

Wave sensor	No. of hourly points	No. of points after filter (hours)	Range (km)	% of points <50 cm variation over range	Mean standard deviation (cm)	Mean coefficient of variation
BML1	17,103	16,424	4–18	99%	19	0.09
PREY	11,550	11,550	4–8	98%	17	0.07
COMM	8,687	8,556	6–18	98%	20	0.10
FORT	9,403	8,952	6–15	95%	20	0.08
MONT	10,103	9,258	6–27	99%	20	0.09
All regional SeaSondes	4,634	4,634	150 km N/S 27 km E/W	85%	35	0.17
All regional buoys	9,884	9,884	100 km N/S 45 km E/W	89%	29	0.14