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Product Identifiers
PublisherElsevier Science & Technology
ISBN-100080435661
ISBN-139780080435664
eBay Product ID (ePID)2252942
Product Key Features
Number of Pages548 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWaves in Ocean Engineering
SubjectMaterials Science / General, Earth Sciences / Oceanography, Hydraulics, Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorE. G. Pitt
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Science
SeriesElsevier Ocean Engineering Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight42.4 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"My judgement is that this book is the most satisfying one available on the subject and is the best value for money of its competitors...Very strongly recommended" JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL INST. OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS Douglas Faulkner, University of Glasgow., Douglas Faulkner, University of Glasgow "My judgement is that this book is the most satisfying one available on the subject and is the best value for money of its competitors...Very strongly recommended" JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL INST. OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume NumberVolume 5
IllustratedYes
Volume NumberVolume 5
Dewey Decimal620.4162
Table Of ContentChapter 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.
Synopsis"Waves in Ocean Engineering" covers the whole field of wave studies of interest to applied oceanographers and ocean engineers. It has considerable relevance to coastal engineering. The book is split into 12 sections, the first of which is devoted to the practical applications of wave studies and to the history of wave research. The rest of the book covers the measurement of waves, including remote sensing; the analysis and interpretation of wave data; estimating the properties of the extreme "Design Wave", as well as of the generality of waves for fatigue calculations; waves in finite depth, wave generation by wind and wave forecasting models; non-linear effects, and errors and uncertainties in wave data.
