Experimental investigation on statistical properties of wave heights and crests in crossing sea conditions

Some theoretical and numerical studies highlighted that the occurrence of rogue waves could increase in the presence of crossing sea. This sea state is characterized by the coexistence of two wave systems with different directions of propagations and is considered one of the most common causes of sh...

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Published in:Ocean dynamics 2015-05, Vol.65 (5), p.707-720
Main Authors: Sabatino, Alessandro D., Serio, Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric Sciences
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Experiments
Fluid- and Aerodynamics
Geophysics/Geodesy
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Oceanography
Statistical analysis
Statistics
Studies
Tidal waves
Wave height
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Summary:Some theoretical and numerical studies highlighted that the occurrence of rogue waves could increase in the presence of crossing sea. This sea state is characterized by the coexistence of two wave systems with different directions of propagations and is considered one of the most common causes of ship accidents in bad weather conditions. In particular, the angle between the two interacting wavetrains, Δθ, was found to be an important parameter that could lead to an enhanced probability of extreme events. We present an experimental investigation on wave heights and crest for surface elevation mechanically generated in different crossing sea conditions (10° 
ISSN:1616-7341
1616-7228
DOI:10.1007/s10236-015-0831-0