The statistical distribution of nearbed wave orbital velocity in intermediate coastal water depth

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 844-852

  You, Zai Jin ^a  

^a OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gaussian; Irregular wave; Rayleigh; Velocity distribution; Wave orbital velocity; Weibull

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER DEPTHS; CURRENT METERS; EXPECTED VALUES; FIELD DATA; FIELD DEPLOYMENT; FINITE SIZE; GAUSSIAN; IRREGULAR WAVE; MODIFIED RAYLEIGH; ORBITAL VELOCITIES; RAYLEIGH; RAYLEIGH DISTRIBUTIONS; SAMPLING RATES; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER PARTICLES; WEIBULL; ZERO CROSSING METHODS;

OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEAN ENGINEERING; STAINLESS STEEL; VELOCITY; VELOCITY CONTROL; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION;

AMPLITUDE; COASTAL WATER; GAUSSIAN METHOD; RAYLEIGH NUMBER; WATER DEPTH; WAVE VELOCITY; WEIBULL THEORY;

EID: 65749108852     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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