On the role of spectral width and shape parameters in control of individual wave height distribution

Coastal Engineering Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 311-335

  Goda, Yoshimi ^a   Kudaka, Masanobu ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Spectral shape parameter; Spectral width parameter; Wave height; Wave period; Wave spectrum

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MEASUREMENT THEORY; RAYLEIGH WAVES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SPECTRAL SHAPE PARAMETER; SPECTRAL WIDTH PARAMETER; WAVE HEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; WAVE PERIOD; WAVE SPECTRUM;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 34547683482     PISSN: 21664250     EISSN: 17936292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0578563407001629     Document Type: Article

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