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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/4586| Title: | Simulation of time sequences of wave height, period, and direction |
| Authors: | University of Wyoming Dredging Research Program (U.S.) Borgman, Leon E. Scheffner, Norman W. |
| Keywords: | Statistics of waves Wave Information Study Waves Wave simulation Ocean waves Statistical methods Data processing |
| Publisher: | Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Description: | Technical Report Abstract: This report describes a procedure for generating simulated time sequences of wave height, period, and direction data corresponding to specific locations. The technique uses a finite length wave record to compute a matrix of coefficient multipliers that can be used to generate arbitrarily long time sequences of simulated wave data which preserve the primary statistical properties of the finite data set. The procedure was developed for simulating the 20-year Wave Information Study (WIS) hindcast database; however, it can be applied to any appropriate data sequence. Application of the methodology is demonstrated in this report through comparisons of simulated data to hindcast data corresponding to a Gulf of Mexico WIS station located offshore of the entrance to Mobile Bay, Alabama. Results show that the simulated series exhibits the primary statistical properties of the WIS data, including seasonality and wave sequencing. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/4586 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
