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On irregular nonlinear waves in a spread sea. / Jonathan, P.; Taylor, P.H.
In: Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Vol. 119, No. 1, 1997, p. 37-41.

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Jonathan, P & Taylor, PH 1997, 'On irregular nonlinear waves in a spread sea', Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, vol. 119, no. 1, pp. 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829043

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Jonathan, P., & Taylor, P. H. (1997). On irregular nonlinear waves in a spread sea. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, 119(1), 37-41. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2829043

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Jonathan P, Taylor PH. On irregular nonlinear waves in a spread sea. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 1997;119(1):37-41. doi: 10.1115/1.2829043

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Jonathan, P. ; Taylor, P.H. / On irregular nonlinear waves in a spread sea. In: Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 1997 ; Vol. 119, No. 1. pp. 37-41.

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abstract = "Optimal design and reassessment of offshore structures requires a good understanding of the ocean environment. The motion of the sea surface can be viewed as a three-dimensionaL nonlinear stochastic process in time. In order to characterize the wave environment adequately, we need to model its random, nonlinear, and spread nature. In this paper, we address: · the expected shape of a wave near a crest or trough, · the expected shape of the ocean surface at one point, given a crest at a different point, · an efficient method to incorporate nonlinear effects within linear wave simulations, · the magnitude of wave nonlinearity as a function of wave amplitude. Detailed comparison of theory and full-scale offshore measurements at the Shell Expro Tern platform show. {\textcopyright} 1997 by ASME.",
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