Satellite technology has yielded a large database of global ocean wave heights which may be used for engineering applications. However, the sampling protocol used by the satellite leads to some difficulties in making use of these data for practical applications. These difficulties and techniques to estimate extreme wave heights using satellite measurements are discussed. Significant wave heights for a 50-year return period are estimated using GEOSAT measurements for several regions around North America. Techniques described here may be used for estimation of wave heights associated with any specified return interval in regions where bouy data are not readily available.


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    Title :

    Estimation of extreme wave heights using GEOSAT measurements


    Contributors:
    Panchang, V. (author) / Zhao, L. (author) / Demirbilek, Z. (author)

    Published in:

    Ocean Engineering ; 26 , 3 ; 205-225


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    21 Seiten, 11 Bilder, 37 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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