Beschreibung:
The book is an extended and updated edition of the book published in 1996 under the same title (World Scientific, ISBN 9810216866). It contains a very comprehensive and extensive study on surface ocean waves induced by wind, earthquakes and possible landslides and asteroids impacts. The basic mathematical principles, physical description of the observed phenomena, practical forecasting techniques of the various wave parameters and extended application in ocean and coastal engineering, are discussed from the stochastic point of view.
Introduction; Interaction of Wind and Ocean Waves; Spectral Properties of Ocean Waves; Statistics of Ocean Waves, Breaking Waves; Prediction of Ocean waves in Deep Water; Prediction of Ocean Waves in Shallow Water; Freak Waves; Tsunami; Waves at Islands and Coral Reefs; Waves in Mangrove Forests; Waves Induced Flow in Porous Bottom; Waves Observations and Long-Term Statistics; Measurement Techniques; Data Processing and Simulation Techniques.