PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF WAVE HEIGHT IN FINITE WATER DEPTH

Proceedings of the International Conference on Coastal Engineering

Michel K. Ochi¹ 

[1] Department of Coastal & Oceanographic Engineering, University of Florida

关键词: wave height;    finite depth;    probability distribution;   

DOI  :  10.9753/icce.v26.%p

学科分类：建筑学

来源: Coastal Engineering Research Council

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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