Comparisons of Hindcast and Measured Deepwater, Significant Wave Heights.

Abstract

Descriptive techniques (time series plots, cross plots, difference of the means and mean absolute difference computations, and percent occurrence computations and plots) are employed to compare recorded and computed wave heights for the Atlantic Ocean. The comparisons indicate a random difference of approximately 1.0 m and a bias of approximately 0.04 m. Based on the results of the comparisons, the wave climates produced by the hindcast of deepwater, significant wave data for the Atlantic Coast Wave Information Study are considered valid. Consequently, they should provide excellent data bases for applications in coastal and ocean engineering. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA110885

Entities

People

  • Donald T. Resio
  • William D. Corson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Climate
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Processing
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Deep Oceans
  • Diffraction
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceans
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Refraction
  • Water
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Oceanography.