%0 Journal Article %1 Chakrabarti1977Statistical %A Chakrabarti, Subrata K. %A Cooley, Ralph P. %D 1977 %J J. Geophys. Res. %K wave statistics theory %N 9 %P 1363--1368 %R 10.1029/jc082i009p01363 %T Statistical distribution of periods and heights of ocean waves %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/jc082i009p01363 %V 82 %X The statistical distribution of the individual wave heights and periods in an ocean wave record and their joint distribution are investigated. Theoretical distribution functions based on a narrow band spectrum are compared with recorded wave data. Ocean waves recorded during the September 1961 storm in the North Atlantic are used for this purpose. The data are found to correlate reasonably well with the theoretical distribution curves.

@article{Chakrabarti1977Statistical, abstract = {The statistical distribution of the individual wave heights and periods in an ocean wave record and their joint distribution are investigated. Theoretical distribution functions based on a narrow band spectrum are compared with recorded wave data. Ocean waves recorded during the September 1961 storm in the North Atlantic are used for this purpose. The data are found to correlate reasonably well with the theoretical distribution curves.}, added-at = {2018-06-18T21:23:34.000+0200}, author = {Chakrabarti, Subrata K. and Cooley, Ralph P.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2ca2ac03337c209ea00e47d4c7ccd9d79/pbett}, citeulike-article-id = {12256712}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/jc082i009p01363}, comment = {(private-note)compares some theoretical distro stuff (Longuet-Higgins etc) with some actual data. Useful for practical interpretation of the L-H work?}, day = 20, doi = {10.1029/jc082i009p01363}, interhash = {e2e1b9e82b65f32eadfbad21b9a14730}, intrahash = {ca2ac03337c209ea00e47d4c7ccd9d79}, journal = {J. Geophys. Res.}, keywords = {wave statistics theory}, month = mar, number = 9, pages = {1363--1368}, posted-at = {2013-04-10 17:50:36}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2018-06-22T18:33:17.000+0200}, title = {Statistical distribution of periods and heights of ocean waves}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/jc082i009p01363}, volume = 82, year = 1977 }