Glossary of Wave Measurement Terms
wave_glossary.RdReturns a data frame of acronyms and definitions used in wave measurement.
Examples
glossary <- wave_glossary()
print(glossary)
#> acronym term
#> 1 Hs Significant Wave Height
#> 2 H_1/3 Mean of Highest Third
#> 3 RMS Root Mean Square
#> 4 Hmax Maximum Wave Height
#> 5 Tp Peak Wave Period
#> 6 Tz Zero-Crossing Period
#> 7 m0 Zeroth Spectral Moment
#> 8 GEV Generalized Extreme Value
#> 9 GPD Generalized Pareto Distribution
#> 10 EVA Extreme Value Analysis
#> 11 STL Seasonal-Trend using Loess
#> 12 QC Quality Control
#> 13 ERDDAP Environmental Research Division Data Access Program
#> 14 WMO World Meteorological Organization
#> 15 IMO International Maritime Organization
#> definition
#> 1 Average height of the highest one-third of waves; equals 4 times the standard deviation of surface elevation
#> 2 Traditional definition of significant wave height: mean of the highest 33% of waves
#> 3 Square root of the mean of squared values; for waves, related to energy content
#> 4 Maximum individual wave height observed in a measurement period
#> 5 Wave period corresponding to the peak of the energy spectrum
#> 6 Average period between successive zero up-crossings of the water surface
#> 7 Variance of the sea surface elevation; integral of wave spectrum
#> 8 Family of distributions for modeling block maxima (e.g., annual maximum waves)
#> 9 Distribution for modeling exceedances over a high threshold
#> 10 Statistical methods for estimating extreme events and return levels
#> 11 Decomposition method separating seasonal, trend, and remainder components
#> 12 Quality control flags indicating data validity
#> 13 Server protocol for accessing scientific datasets
#> 14 United Nations agency for weather, climate, and water
#> 15 United Nations agency for shipping safety
#> unit
#> 1 meters (m)
#> 2 meters (m)
#> 3 meters (m)
#> 4 meters (m)
#> 5 seconds (s)
#> 6 seconds (s)
#> 7 m^2
#> 8 -
#> 9 -
#> 10 -
#> 11 -
#> 12 -
#> 13 -
#> 14 -
#> 15 -