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significant wave height: a standalone construct

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significantwave height1 CONSTRUCTSignificant wave heightHOLTHUIJSEN · Hs

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Ocean wave science

A single height that summarises a confused sea

Significant wave height is a single statistic that stands in for the height of an irregular, many-component sea state: historically the mean height of the highest one-third of the waves, and in modern practice four times the standard deviation of the sea-surface elevation (H_m0). Holthuijsen's Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Waters develops it as the central parameter of the random-wave description, chosen because it corresponds closely to the height a trained observer would report by eye. The referent is a characteristic height of a wave record, measured in metres, used from surf forecasts to ship and platform design.[1]

Unit
A characteristic wave height for a sea state, in metres
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Taken as the mean of the highest one-third of waves, or as four times the standard deviation of surface elevation (H_m0) from a wave spectrum

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References

  1. Holthuijsen, L. H. (2007). Waves in oceanic and coastal waters. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521860284

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