| Description |
xxv, 521 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Elsevier ocean engineering book series ; v. 5 |
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Elsevier ocean engineering book series ; v. 5
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Chapter headings. Series preface. Preface and acknowledgements. Principal symbols. List of tables. Introduction. Some basic concepts and definitions. Measurement: omnidirectional. Directional measurement (in situ sensors). Analysis and interpretation: omnidirectional. Estimating extreme wave height. Analysis and interpretation: directional data. Remote sensing of waves. Waves in finite depth. Wave generation by wind, and wave forecasting. Nonlinear effects. Errors and uncertainties. Appendix 1 The computation of wave spectra. Appendix 2 The spectrum of the product of two random variables and that of the square of one random variable. Appendix 3 Cross-power Spectra. Appendix 4 Digital integration and filtering. Appendix 5 Some useful statistical formulae. Appendix 6 Fitting regression lines to wave data. Appendix 7 Initial analysis and on-line recording of wave data: practical recommendations. References. Subject index |
| Notes |
"This book is a successor to Tucker's 'Waves in ocean engineering : measurement, analysis interpretation' published by Ellis Horwood in 1991"--Pref |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 481-508) and index |
| SUBJECT |
Ocean engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n42009242
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| Subject |
Ocean wave power.
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Ocean waves.
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| Author |
Pitt, E. G.
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| LC no. |
2002278545 |
| ISBN |
0080435661 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780080435664 hd. bd |
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