Atlantic Coast Hindcast. Phase II. Wave Information: Additional Extremal Estimates.

Abstract

Estimates of extreme wave heights for 73 open-ocean locations on the US East Coast are presented. The estimates include the median wave heights and interquartile ranges for 100-, 50-, 20-, 10-, and 5- year return periods. Only waves generated by extra-tropical storms are considered. Hurricane generated waves will be analyzed in future work. Keywords: Ocean waves; Atlantic Ocean; Storm surges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA156137

Entities

People

  • B. A. Tracy
  • W. D. Corson

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

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  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Distribution Functions
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Probability
  • Probability Distribution Functions
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Storm Surges
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Regression Analysis.