PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF WAVE HEIGHT IN FINITE WATER DEPTH

Michel K. Ochi

doi:10.9753/icce.v26.%p

No. 26 (1998), Conference Proceedings

No. 26 (1998)

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF WAVE HEIGHT IN FINITE WATER DEPTH

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https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v26.%25p

Published 1998-01-29

Michel K. Ochi⁺⁻

Michel K. Ochi

Department of Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering, University of Florida

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wave height
finite depth
probability distribution

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Ochi, M. K. (1998). PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF WAVE HEIGHT IN FINITE WATER DEPTH. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(26). https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v26.%p

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This paper presents probability density functions applicable to peaks, troughs and peak-to-trough excursions of coastal waves with finite water depth in closed form. It is found that for a non- Gaussian waves for which the skewness of the distribution is less than 1.2, the probability density function of peaks (and troughs) can be approximately represented by the Rayleigh distribution with a parameter which is a function of three parameters representing the non-Gaussian waves. The agreement between the probability density functions and the histograms constructed from data obtained by the Coastal Engineering Research Center is satisfactory.

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