Depth-Limited Significant Wave Height: A Spectral Approach.

Abstract

A theoretical equation that describes the region of a wind wave spectrum above the frequency of the spectral peak in a finite depth of water is used to develop a method for estimating depth-limited significant wave height. The theoretical background for the equation, along with supporting field and laboratory data, is given. The method indicates that significant wave height, defined as four times the standard deviation of the wave record, is approximately proportionally to the square root of the water depth.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA120681

Entities

People

  • C. Linwood Vincent

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coastal Engineering
  • Deep Water
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Gravity Waves
  • Measurement
  • North Carolina
  • Oceans
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Regions
  • Regression Analysis
  • Research Facilities
  • Shallow Water
  • Square Roots
  • Wave Power

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.