[HTML][HTML] Statistical modelling of the ocean environment–A review of recent developments in theory and applications

E Vanem, T Zhu, A Babanin - Marine Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Probabilistic modelling and statistical analysis of environmental conditions is important for
the design and assessment of ships and other marine structures. It will give a necessary …

Developments in modeling techniques for reliability design of aquaculture cages: A review

CM Wang, M Ma, Y Chu, DS Jeng, H Zhang - Journal of Marine Science …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Offshore aquaculture is gaining traction due to space limitations in nearshore waters, more
pristine water, cooler temperatures, and better waste dispersal. This move has spurred the …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of serial correlation in environmental conditions on estimates of extreme events

E Mackay, G de Hauteclocque, E Vanem, P Jonathan - Ocean Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In offshore engineering, it is common practice to estimate long-term extremes under the
assumption that environmental conditions are independent. However, many environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Model-free environmental contours in higher dimensions

E Mackay, G de Hauteclocque - Ocean Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents a method for estimating environmental contours in an arbitrary number
of dimensions. The method, referred to as Direct-IFORM, does not require a model for the …

Long-term extreme response of an offshore turbine: How accurate are contour-based estimates?

AF Haselsteiner, M Frieling, E Mackay, A Sander… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
According to design standards, offshore wind turbines need to withstand environmental
loads with a return period of 50 years. This work compares the extreme response along the …

Quantitative comparison of environmental contour approaches

G de Hauteclocque, E Mackay, E Vanem - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental contours are a pragmatic and widespread method to estimate the long-term
extreme response of marine structures. Over the years, a range of approaches have been …

[HTML][HTML] A truncated, translated Weibull distribution for shallow water sea states

E Vanem, T Fazeres-Ferradosa - Coastal Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Reliable probabilistic information of the long-term ocean wave climate is important in many
coastal and ocean engineering applications such as the design of marine and coastal …

Extreme wind and waves in US east coast offshore wind energy lease areas

RJ Barthelmie, KE Dantuono, EJ Renner, FL Letson… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Outer Continental Shelf along the US east coast exhibits abundant wind resources and
is now a geographic focus for offshore wind deployments. This analysis derives and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of return value estimates from stationary and non-stationary extreme value models

E Mackay, P Jonathan - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This article compares the accuracy of return value estimates from stationary and non-
stationary extreme value models when the data exhibits covariate dependence. The non …

Directional–seasonal extreme value analysis of North Sea storm conditions

HF Hansen, D Randell, AR Zeeberg, P Jonathan - Ocean Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Design and re-analysis of offshore structures requires the joint estimation of
extreme values for a set of environmental variables, representing so-called long-term and …