Fully nonlinear statistics of wave crest elevation calculated using a spectral response surface method: Applications to unidirectional sea states

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-15

  Gibson, R S ^a   Swan, C ^a   Tromans, P S ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Ocean Wave Engineering Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROBABILITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

SPECTRAL RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; WAVE CREST ELEVATION;

WATER WAVES;

ELEVATION; OCEAN WAVE; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WAVE HEIGHT;

EID: 33846983940     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JPO2956.1     Document Type: Article

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