Clarification of Wave Heights from Wave Information Studies (WIS)

Abstract

To clarify the definition of wave height used in Wave Information Study (WIS) reports. The WIS has produced a major archive of wave information near U.S. coastlines. Results are summarized in a special series of WIS reports. available through the Corps' They are also Sea State Engineering and Analysis System (CETN-I-23) and NOAA's National Climatic Data Center.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA591495

Entities

Organizations

  • Coastal Engineering Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coastal Engineering
  • Data Centers
  • Depth
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Information Operations
  • Shallow Depth
  • Shallow Water
  • Statistical Distributions
  • Water
  • Water Waves
  • Wave Power
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Theoretical Analysis.