Long Term Wave Statistics

by J. A. Ewing, Hydraulic Rearch Ltd., Wallingford, United Kingdom,
R. A. Flather, Hydraulic Rearch Ltd., Wallingford, United Kingdom,
P. J. Hawkes, Hydraulic Rearch Ltd., Wallingford, United Kingdom,
J. S. Hopkins, Hydraulic Rearch Ltd., Wallingford, United Kingdom,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Coastlines of the Southern North Sea

Abstract:

Long term wave statistics are needed for many applications in coastal engineering and oceanography in the southern North Sea. Three sources of wave data are available: visual observations, wave measurements and hindcast data from numerical wave models. The availability of these source and their reliability are discussed. A review is made of applications of long term wave statistics to coastal problems in the southern North Sea.



Subject Headings: Ocean waves | Numerical models | Wave measurement | Statistics | Seas and oceans | Mathematical models | Long waves | North Sea

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