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An Analysis of Statistical Characteristics of Nonlinear Ocean Waves  

Kim, Do-Young (Department Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Hongik University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy / v.13, no.2, 2010 , pp. 112-120 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper time series wave data measured continuously for 24 hours during a storm in Yura Sea Area are used to investigate statistical characteristics of nonlinear waves. The exceedance probability of wave height is compared using the Rayleigh distribution and the Edgeworth-Rayleigh (ER) distribution. Wave data which show stationary state for 10 hours contain 4600 waves approximately. The Gram-Chalier distribution fits the probability of wave elevation better than the Gaussian distribution. The Rayleigh ($H_{rms}$) distribution follows the exceedance probability of wave height in general and predicts the probability of freak waves well. The ER distribution overpredicts the exceedance probability of wave heights and the occurrence of freak waves. If wave data measured for 30 minute period which contains 250 waves are used, the ER distribution can predict the occurrence probability of freak waves well. But it overpredicts the probability of overall wave height If no freak wave occurs, the Rayleigh ($H_{rms}$) distribution agrees well with wave height distribution for the most of wave height ranges. The wave height distribution of freak waves of which height are less than 10 m shows similar tendency compared with freak waves greater than 10 m. The value of $H_{max}/H_{1/3}$ is related to the kurtosis of wave elevation. It seems that there exists threshold value of the kurtosis for the occurrence of freak waves.
Keywords
Nonlinear Waves; Wave Height Distribution; Distribution of Wave Elevation; Rayleigh Distribution; Edgeworth-Rayleigh Distribution; Gram-Chalier Distribution; Freak wave;
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