Extreme Ocean Waves

By Christian Kharif

Book Overview

Revised and updated second edition

Uses of fully nonlinear hydrodynamic numerical model to discuss rogue waves and tsunami waves

Presentation of statistics data, analysis of wave groups and the role of different factors like resonance in the formation and dynamics of large-amplitude waves

The occurrence of extreme waves, their variational and average wave conditions are studied on the basis of data from long-term observations

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319330950
• ISBN13: 9783319330952
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"