Abstract The present paper investigates the short-term statistical distribution of wave heights. Specifically, some of the most commonly applied wave height distributions are assessed using field measurements. The latter comprise of wave radar observations from 10 different locations in the North Sea and cover water depths between 7.7 m and 45 m. In total, the field database includes more than 200 million waves, making it one of the largest of its kind in this water depth regime. In using these data, the accuracy of existing wave height distributions has been examined and guidance is provided concerning the best performing models and their domain of applicability. Additionally, insights concerning the influence of key met-ocean parameters are also provided. Taken together, the results in this paper present an overview of the statistical behaviour of wave heights in finite water depths, as observed in the field.

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使用广泛的现场数据库评估波高分布

摘要 本文研究了波高的短期统计分布。具体来说，一些最常用的波高分布是使用现场测量来评估的。后者包括来自北海 10 个不同位置的波雷达观测，覆盖水深在 7.7 m 到 45 m 之间。现场数据库总共包含超过 2 亿个波浪，使其成为该水深区域中最大的波浪之一。在使用这些数据时，已经检查了现有波高分布的准确性，并提供了有关最佳性能模型及其适用领域的指导。此外，还提供了有关关键气象海洋参数影响的见解。综合起来，