Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-403-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-403-2016
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10 Mar 2016
Research article |  | 10 Mar 2016

Wave extreme characterization using self-organizing maps

Francesco Barbariol, Francesco Marcello Falcieri, Carlotta Scotton, Alvise Benetazzo, Sandro Carniel, and Mauro Sclavo

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The analysis presented in the paper aims at extending the classification capabilities of Self-Organizing Maps (SOM) within the context of ocean waves. Indeed, the intrinsic SOM difficulty in representing extremes of the wave climate is discussed and alternative strategies are proposed in order to represent the whole wave climate at a given location. Among them, a two-step SOM together with a double-side map provides the best results.