NASA NTRS · 19730004571
Correlation techniques and measurements of wave-height statistics
Abstract
Statistical measurements of wave height fluctuations have been made in a wind wave tank. The power spectral density function of temporal wave height fluctuations evidenced second-harmonic components and an f to the minus 5th power law decay beyond the second harmonic. The observations of second harmonic effects agreed very well with a theoretical prediction. From the wave statistics, surface drift currents were inferred and compared to experimental measurements with satisfactory agreement. Measurements were made of the two dimensional correlation coefficient at 15 deg increments in angle with respect to the wind vector. An estimate of the two-dimensional spatial power spectral density function was also made.
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Guthart, H., Taylor, W. C., Graf, K. A., Douglas, D. G.. 1972-12-01. Correlation techniques and measurements of wave-height statistics. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19730004571
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