On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Lowry, Roy K. <[email protected]> wrote:

>  Maybe something like:?
>
> Significant wave height is a statistic computed from wave measurements 
> collected during an
> observation period that approximates to the wave height that would be 
> recorded visually by a human observer during that observation period.
>
> This corresponds to the average height of the highest one third of the waves.
>
> looks good to me.

-CHB




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