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出版Environmental Studies Revolving Funds, 1986
ISBN09207832289780920783221
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=iAIbAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋There is a wide disparity in the results obtained in studies that quantified the worst sea states in the Beaufort Sea for the purpose of establishing suitable design criteria for offshore projects. The purpose of this report is to seek to explain and attempt to reconcile these differences through a comparison of the methods and assessment of the data used. In addition, shortcomings, weak assumptions, and uncertainties associated with the various methodologies are identified and suggestions for improvements are made. The report focuses on two studies, conducted by Hydrotechnology Ltd. and Seaconsult Marine Research Ltd., the former using a parametric hindcasting method and the latter using a spectral approach. A probabilistic extreme wave estimation approach based on joint probability distributions for wind speeds, duration, and fetch length is used as part of a sensitivity analysis to explain the discrepancies in the two studies' sets of published results. On the basis of the critical review and the sensitivity analysis, an appropriate extreme wave height range is estimated for deep water locations in the Beaufort Sea.