Sorry, I didn't suggest an alternative to the definition I was
objecting to. Would this be acceptable? It includes Chris Barker's
point about 'vertical distance' and the rest of Roy's definition, I think.
Significant wave height is a statistic computed from wave measurements
and corresponds to the average height of the highest one third of the
waves,
where the height is defined as the vertical distance from a wave trough to
the following wave crest.
Thanks - Nan
Hi all -
I'm not sure it's appropriate to include the phrase 'approximates to the
wave height that would be recorded visually by a human observer during
that observation period' in the significant wave height definition.
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