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h 2.13 12.17
−( )
FH3hr |Hs ,TP (h|hs , t P ) = (1 − e 10.18 )

For the short-term crest height distribution, a 2-parameter Weibull distribution formula is used
and obtained from [7]. This distribution has been established by a large number of simulation of
a second order Stokes surface model. See the following formula below with description.
βF
c
−( )
FC|Hs ,T1 (c|hs , t1 , d) = 1 − e α F ∗hs
Equation 2.5

And the extreme wave height distribution is:

N
βF t
c 2
−( )
FCxhr |Hs ,T1 (c|hs , t1 , d) = (1 − e αF∗hs ) Equation 2.6

Where c is the variable for crest height, t1 is the mean wave period and parameter αF and βF
are expressed by measure of steepness S1 and Ursell number Ur obtained from [7].
hs
Ur =
k12 ∗ d3 Equation 2.7

2π ∗ hs
S1 =
g ∗ t12 Equation 2.8

αF = 0.3536 + 0.2892 ∗ S1 + 0.1060 ∗ Ur

Equation 2.9
βF = 2 − 2.1597 ∗ S1 + 0.0968 ∗ Ur 2
Equation 2.10
k1 can be found through solving or iterating and the formula is obtained at [9] and explained
under chapter 3.1.3.
2π
[ ω2 = g ∗ k1 ∗ tanh(k1 ∗ d) ] where ω2 =
t1 Equation 2.11

k is 0.023 for this case by iterating it in Matlab. The rest of the parameters and values for this
case can be seen in the formula below used for plot figure 2.6, which is from equation 2.6.
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c 1.88 12.17
−( )
FC3hr |Hs ,T1 (c|hs , t1 , d) = (1 − e 0.37∗14.9 )

We can now plot bout the short-term extreme crest and wave height distribution. This is to find
the long-term extreme crest/wave height value at a 0.90 percentile as mentioned earlier. See
figure 2.6.
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