Atlantic Coast Hindcast, Shallow-Water, Significant Wave Information.

Abstract

Using a numerical transformation technique, significant wave data (height, peak period, and direction) have been computed for the 20-year interval 1956 through 1975 for the U.S. Atlantic coast. The wave data are presented for 166 stations in six data products: (1) Geographical variation in the wave climate; (2) Twenty-year percent occurrence tables; (3) Wave rose diagrams; (4) Mean and largest wave-height tables; (5) Return period tables, including wave parameter statistics; and (6) Over duration tables. A brief description of each product is given and some sections on use of the products, including examples, are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA129642

Entities

People

  • Robert E. Jensen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beaches
  • Cape Hatteras
  • Data Analysis
  • Energy Bands
  • Engineers
  • New England
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Regions
  • Shallow Water
  • Standards
  • Two Dimensional
  • United States
  • Water Waves
  • Waterways
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Business Analytics
  • Coastal Oceanography