Physical Oceanography
1
Description of ocean Waves (Ch-3)
1.1
Wave height
1.2
Wave Period
1.3
Visual observations and instrumental measurements
1.4
Wave Spectrum
1.4.1
The random-phase/amplitude model
1.4.2
The variance density spectrum
1.4.3
Interpretation of the variance density spectrum
1.4.4
Alternative definitions
1.4.5
The frequency–direction spectrum
1.4.6
The spectrum at sea
1.4.7
Wave-number spectra
1.4.8
Spectrum acquisition
1.5
Transfer functions and response spectra
2
Statistics
Appendix
Appendix A: Random variables
1 One random variable
1a Characterisation
1b Gaussian probability density function
1c Estimation
2 Two random variables
2a Characterisation
2b Two-dimensional Gaussian probability density function
3 Stochastic processes
3a Characterisation
3b Stationary processes
3c Gaussian processes
3d Stationary, Gaussian processes
3e Ergodic processes
4 The sea-surface elevation
Appendix C: Spectral analysis
1 Introduction
2 Basic analysis
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Chapter 2
Statistics