scientimate.fullydevwave#

EhatFullyDev, fphatFullyDev = scientimate.fullydevwave(CalcMethod='pierson', windvel=0)

Description#

Calculate a fully developed condition for wind wave growth

Inputs#

CalcMethod=’pierson’: Parametric wave model to be used for calculation

‘pierson’: Use method by Pierson and Moskowitz (1964)

‘spm’: Use method by Shore Protection Manual (SPM), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (1984)

‘cem’: Use method by Coastal Engineering Manual (CEM),

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2015)
windvel=0: Wind velocity in (m/s)

Wind velocity should be measured (or represents velocity) at 10 m above surface

For ‘cem’ and ‘spm’ methods, wind velocity should be converted to duration of sustained wind by using gust factor

Outputs#

EhatFullyDev: Dimensionless wave energy for a fully developed condition, Ehat=g^2*m0/U10^4
fphatFullyDev: Dimensionless peak wave frequency for a fully developed condition, fphat=fp*U10/9.81

Note, g=9.81: gravitational acceleration

U10: wind velocity

fp: peak wave frequency

m0: Zero-moment of water surface elevation power spectral density

Examples#

import scientimate as sm
EhatFullyDev,fphatFullyDev=sm.fullydevwave('pierson')

References#

Department of the Army, Waterways Experiment Station, Corps of Engineers, and Coastal Engineering Research Center (1984), Shore Protection Manual, Washington, D.C., vol. 1, 4th ed., 532 pp.

Pierson, W. J., & Moskowitz, L. (1964). A proposed spectral form for fully developed wind seas based on the similarity theory of SA Kitaigorodskii. Journal of geophysical research, 69(24), 5181-5190.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (2015). Coastal Engineering Manual. Engineer Manual 1110-2-1100, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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