Open AccessON A DESIGN WAVE SPECTRUM
Author(s) -
Paul C. Liu
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v19.25
Subject(s) - representation (politics) , spectrum (functional analysis) , significant wave height , electromagnetic spectrum , deep water , spectral line , wave height , wind wave , mathematics , computer science , meteorology , physics , geology , optics , quantum mechanics , oceanography , politics , political science , law
We propose the use of a generalized representation for acquiring a design wave spectrum. The generalized form, free from any predetermined coefficients and exponents, requires only significant wave height and average wave period as input for practical applications. The usefulness of this representation has been demonstrated with over 2000 measured deep-water wave spectra recorded from NOMAD buoys in the Great Lakes during 1981.