MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE-WAVE STATISTICS

The motion of the ocean's surface is a random process describable in a statistical sense. In recent years there has been a significant improvement in the availability of instrumentation to measure the surface parameters, particularly in the short-gravity-wave and capillary-wave regimes. This paper will review the state-of-the-art of surface-wave measurement techniques, emphasizing the advantages and drawbacks of each technique.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented as Paper 74-766 at the AIAA 12th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 30-February 1, 1974. Research was supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the Department of Defense.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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  New York, NY  United States  10019
• Authors:
  • Guthart, H
  • KRISHNAN, K S
  • Peppers, N A
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 149-153
• Serial:
  • Journal of Hydronautics
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electromagnetic spectrum; Gravity waves; Measurement; Technology; Wave height; Wave measurement
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131082
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM