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Dec 31, 2015
Freak Waves in Unidirectional Wave Trains and Their Properties
Authors: Takashi Yasuda, Nobuhito Mori, and Kazunori ItoAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Coastal Engineering 1992
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This study aims to make clear the cause and occurrence condition of two-dimensional (2-D) freak waves by solving the hydrodynamic equations of 2-D irrotational flow for nonlinear waves with various spectra corresponding to swell from wind waves and describing the long-time evolution. As a result, it is shown that the third order resonant interaction causes the 2-D freak waves of which surface profiles are very similar with those observed in nature and multiplies the occurrence probability with the decreasing of the spectral bandwith in deep water. Conversely, the feature of the freak waves — single and outstanding wave height — gets prominent with the broadening of the spectral bandwith.
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Coastal Engineering 1992
Pages: 751 - 764
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© 1993 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Dec 31, 2015
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Takashi Yasuda
Prof., Dept. of Civil Engineering, Gifu Univ., 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-11, Japan
Nobuhito Mori
Prof., Dept. of Civil Engineering, Gifu Univ., 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-11, Japan
Kazunori Ito
Research Engineer, Technology Research Center, Taisei Corporation, 344-1 Nasemachi, Totsukaku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 245, Japan
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