Research Article
Feb 1974
Prediction of Wind Wave Heights
Publication: Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division
Volume 100, Issue 1
Abstract
Descriptions of the process by which energy from wind blowing over water is transferred into the water to create waves have been gradually becoming very complicated. A method of predicting wave heights as a function of wind velocity and fetch is developed which avoids the necessity for describing the complex transfer mechanism in detail. The method is based on simplified macroscopic momentum balance equations written for the air boundary layer. The loss of momentum in the air is assumed to be completely converted into the creation of waves. The resulting equations agree well with standard forecasting curves.
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Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division
Volume 100 • Issue 1 • February 1974
Pages: 1 - 12
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© 1974 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Feb 1974
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Henry T. Falvey
Sr. Research Engr., Laboratoire d'Hydraulique, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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