Chapter 16: Data Processing and Simulation Techniques

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Data Processing Methods

  • Spectral characteristics of surface waves

    • Data sampling

    • Standardisation of data, trend removal and filtering

    • Determination of frequency spectra

  • Directional spread and directional wave spectra

    • Directional spread

    • Fourier Expansion Method

    • Maximum Entropy Method

    • Maximum Likelihood Method

    • Comparison of various analytical techniques

  • Short information on estimation of the statistical wave characteristics

• Numerical Simulation Techniques

  • Introduction

  • Simulation of random sea with random phase only

  • Simulation of random sea with random amplitudes