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May 1981
Long-Term Distributions of Ocean Waves: A Review
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Volume 107, Issue 2
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The various steps involved in the estimation of an extreme design wave are reviewed. These include the following: methods of data collection, the use of a plotting formula, the selection of a suitable distribution and its parameters, the plotting of confidence bands about the best-fit line, and the selection of a design wave corresponding to a prescribed return period or encounter probability. The probability distributions commonly used, including the log-normal and Extremal Types I, II, and III distributions (Gumbel, Fretchet, and Weibull respectively), are described, and their properties are summarized in tabular form for ready reference.
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Journal of the Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Division
Volume 107 • Issue 2 • May 1981
Pages: 93 - 109
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© 1981 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: May 1981
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Michael de St. Q. Isaacson, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1W5 Canada
Neil G. MacKenzie
Civ. Engr., Swan Wooster Engrg. Co., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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