Analysis of Wind Waves in Aniva Bay Based on Model Results

In the Bay of Aniva (Sea of Okhotsk) there is one of the carbon polygons where greenhouse gas balance studies are conducted. Wind waves play an important role in energy, material and gas exchange in the ocean-atmosphere and ocean-land systems, ensuring the transfer of matter and gases between all biotic and abiotic components. This paper presents an analysis of the wave height, period and wavelength based on the database of wave modeling from 1979 to 2019. The maps of the main parameters and their statistical distributions are analyzed. Wind and wave roses are presented for several points in different parts of the bay. The average long-term of significant wave height is up to ∼ 0.5 m in the northern part of the bay and up to ∼ 1 m in the southern part. The maximum significant wave height reaches 8.5 m in the southern part of the bay and about 4–5 m in the north. The most dangerous areas for waves are the southwest, south and southeast.