A Model for the Distribution Function for Significant Wave Height.

Abstract

A model based on a three-parameter Weibull distribution function is given for the long-term distribution of significant wave height. The model, formulated in dimensionless terms, is believed to provide a more general representation than the corresponding models given in the Shore Protection Model (SPM). A procedure for using available data from a site to estimate model parameters is described. The procedure extends the use of available data and leads to a model which more closely follows the data than the procedures in the SQM. The procedure is applied to shallow-water gage data from Nags Head, North Carolina. Example problems are given to illustrate the use of the model at the Nags Head site. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA097983

Entities

People

  • Edward F. Thompson

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coastal Flooding
  • Data Science
  • Distribution Functions
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Information Science
  • Linear Regression Analysis
  • North Carolina
  • Regression Analysis
  • Shallow Water
  • Shore Protection
  • Shores
  • Tank Guns
  • United States
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Statistical inference.