Proceedings of the ... International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Volume 11, Part 1American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1992 - Arctic regions |
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... breaking , R = 0.27 . CRITERION FOR BREAKING Although the probability density function p ( r ) in equation ( 5 ) pre- dicts increasing occurrences of the largest wave crests as the steepness R increases , this cannot occur indefinitely ...
... breaking , R = 0.27 . CRITERION FOR BREAKING Although the probability density function p ( r ) in equation ( 5 ) pre- dicts increasing occurrences of the largest wave crests as the steepness R increases , this cannot occur indefinitely ...
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CREST STATISTICS FOR BREAKING SEAS We are now interested in applying the breaking criterion to non- linear wave crests in order to determine the probability densities of wave crests for a severe random sea with breaking . Similar ...
CREST STATISTICS FOR BREAKING SEAS We are now interested in applying the breaking criterion to non- linear wave crests in order to determine the probability densities of wave crests for a severe random sea with breaking . Similar ...
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... breaking ampli- tude . As shown in Figure 5 , however , even a narrow range of wave periods will produce an appreciable distribution of breaking amplitudes about the mean , so that some breaking occurs for any crest amplitude above r ...
... breaking ampli- tude . As shown in Figure 5 , however , even a narrow range of wave periods will produce an appreciable distribution of breaking amplitudes about the mean , so that some breaking occurs for any crest amplitude above r ...
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OCEAN WAVES AND CURRENT | 1 |
Directional Wave Observations During High Sea States From an NDBC Discus Buoy | 25 |
Vortex Trajectories Around a Circular Cylinder in Oscillatory Plus Mean Flows | 69 |
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