Correction for bias in return values of wave heights caused by hindcast uncertainty

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 299-304

  MacKay, Ed ^a  

^a DNV GL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR DISTRIBUTIONS; HINDCASTS; ITERATIVE DECONVOLUTION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; POSITIVE BIAS; RETURN VALUE; WAVE CONDITIONS; WAVE HEIGHTS;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; WATER WAVES;

ESTIMATION;

EID: 84855813095     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2011-49409     Document Type: Conference Paper

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