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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/3399| Title: | A laboratory study of short-crested wind waves |
| Authors: | University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Engineering Research. United States. Army. Office of the Chief of Engineers Ralls, G. C. Wiegel, Robert L. |
| Keywords: | Water waves Winds Short-crested waves Wave generation Wind-wave tunnel k |
| Publisher: | United States, Beach Erosion Board Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical memorandum (United States. Beach Erosion Board) ; no. 81. |
| Description: | Technical Memorandum Abstract: A three-dimensional study was made of some fundamental characteristics of short-crested waves in a wind-wave tunnel 20 feet long, 4 feet wide and 0.5 foot deep. In this paper are presented the results of the study and a detailed discussion of the experimental apparatus, its design, calibration and use. General characteristics of the waves are shown for varying wind speeds, water depths, and fetch lengths. Several methods of analyzing short-crested waves to obtain quantitative data on wave parameters are discussed, and the results of the methods are compared. It was found that the crest length as well as the wave length could be described by a Gaussian distribution. |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release, Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/3399 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Memorandum |
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