Ocean Waves : The Stochastic Approach (Hardcover)

Preface; 1. Description of random seas; 2. Spectral analysis; 3. Wave amplitude and height; 4. Wave height and associated period; 5. Sea severity; 6. Estimation of extreme wave height and sea state; 7. Directional characteristics of random seas; 8. Special wave events; 9. Non-Gaussian waves (waves in finite water depth); Appendices; References; Index.