Nonlinear effects on the distribution of crest-to-trough wave heights
Journal Article
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· Ocean Eng.; (United States)
The statistical distribution of the crest-to-trough heights of narrowband nonlinear sea waves is derived in a semi-closed form. A quantitative comparison of the resulting density and exceedance probability distributions with those of the linear theory is given. It is shown that the nonlinearity of waves, even with steepnesses typical of extreme sea states, has an insignificant influence on the distribution of crest-to-trough heights.
- Research Organization:
- Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Petroleum, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 5969
- OSTI ID:
- 5542976
- Journal Information:
- Ocean Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Ocean Eng.; (United States) Vol. 10:2; ISSN OCENB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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