Long Term Analysis

 Purpose
 To organize wave height data
 To extrapolate data set to extreme values of wave
height occuring at low probability of exceedance
 Methods
 Statistical Analysis of grouped wave data

 Extreme Value Analysis from ordered data

Grouped wave data
Grouped Wave Data
Grouped Wave Data
Curve Transformation
Distribution Models
Probability Table
Return Periods
 The average time interval (in years) during which the
specified wave height might be expected to be equaled
or exceeded
 Not imply an actual sequence of events
Normal Probability Distribution did not fit the data very well. If it
had, Eqs. 4.25, 4.27 and 4.28 would lead to
Extreme Value Analysis
 If only few major events are known
 Limited number of extreme events
Method
Constants for Unbiased plotting
Distribution Models