Comparison between wind waves at sea and in the laboratory

Authors

G. D. Hess, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
G. M. Hidy, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
E. J. Plate, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Abstract

Correlations between laboratory and geophysical data are presented for certain statistical properties of wind waves. The parameters chosen include: (i) relationships between wave height and the height of the highest one-third or one-tenth waves, as given by a Rayleigh probability distribution, and (ii) amplitude spectra for waves, as given by Phillips' equilibrium theory. The correlation between laboratory results and geophysical data is satisfactory over a wide range of wave size.

Recommended Citation

Hess, G. D., G. M. Hidy, and E. J. Plate. 1969. "Comparison between wind waves at sea and in the laboratory." Journal of Marine Research 27, (2). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1154