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Statistics on wave heights and periods for the North Atlantic Ocean

Author(s) -

Brooks R. L.,

Jasper N. H.,

James R. W.

Publication year - 1958

Publication title -

eos, transactions american geophysical union

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2324-9250

pISSN - 0002-8606

DOI - 10.1029/tr039i006p01064

Subject(s) - wave height , sea state , frequency distribution , significant wave height , meteorology , geodesy , wind wave , distribution (mathematics) , statistics , metre , climatology , reliability (semiconductor) , geology , geography , mathematics , remote sensing , oceanography , physics , power (physics) , quantum mechanics , astronomy , mathematical analysis

This paper gives the frequency distributions of wave heights and wave periods obtained from weather ships stationed in the North Atlantic, together with an evaluation of the reliability of the visual wave‐height estimates comprising the basic data from which the distributions are derived. Visual estimates are compared with values determined from stereophotographs. An additional check is provided by wave‐meter measurements. It is shown that a log‐normal distribution is applicable to the frequency distribution of wave heights experienced over a typical year and that this distribution is a useful guide to the determination of the incidence of a particular sea state at a given location.

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