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Extreme Wave Heights along the Norwegian Coast

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Hydrodynamics of Ocean Wave-Energy Utilization

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The Gumbel distribution (first asymptote) is used with the annual largest significant wave heights Hs to calculate design wave heights. The formula \( H = HS\sqrt {\frac{1}{2} \ln N} \) has been derived from the extreme distribution. The reasonable values of τHs and N are illustrated. In this paper directional wave statistics have been taken by using hindcast wave data. The worst directions and the worst directional design wave heights are obtained along the Norwegian coastal area.

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  1. Nanjing College of Navigational Engineering, No. 6 Back Changjiang Road, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China

    Meixin Zhu

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, University Walk, BS8 1TW, Bristol, UK

    David V. Evans

  2. Mechanical Engineering Dept. Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, 1096, Lisboa Codex, Portugal

    António F. O. de Falcão

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Zhu, M. (1986). Extreme Wave Heights along the Norwegian Coast. In: Evans, D.V., de Falcão, A.F.O. (eds) Hydrodynamics of Ocean Wave-Energy Utilization. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82666-5_16

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