Re: Wave Height Measurements?

From: Ken Poulton (poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Fri Aug 07 1998 - 14:05:56 PDT


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> When the buoys report a wave height, is that from trough to peak, or the
> mean of the trough to peak to the peak?

The usual measure reported is "significant wave height" which is (I
think) the average of the top 1/3 of all the peak to trough wave heights.

Ken Poulton
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