FIGURES (Continued) 



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10. Exponent of Spectral Directionality, p, versus W/c (a) for 



the K3 assumption 27 



11 . Known and Estimated Solutions to the Integral Equation for Two 



Typical Pierson - Moskowitz Empirical Spectra " • 31 



12. Contours of Equal Spectral Density (m^ - sec) on a Frequency- 

 Distance Plot for the Downwind Run and Various Directional 

 Assumptions - 33 



13. Contours of Equal Spectral Density (m^ - sec) on a Frequency- 

 Distance Plot for the Upwind Run and Various Directional 



Assumptions 34 



14. Frequency of the Spectral Peak as a Function of Distance from 



the Coast 36 



15. Linear Growth Parameter a : Measurement Versus the Normalized 

 Theoretical Predictions of Phillips (1957) 42 



16. Exponential Growth Parameter : Measurement Versus Theory. 

 Curve Marked "M" is Predicted by Miles (1957) while the line 



"SC" is from the empirical relation of Snyder and Cox (1965). ... 43 



17. Fetch Distances (Expressed in Wave Lenghts) at which a 

 Component Occupies the Steep Forward Face of the Spectrum. 



Also shown are the results of other workers. 46 



18. The "Overshoot" Effect and the Occurrence of Spectral Component 

 Maxima in Wave Lengths from the Coast 47 



19. Log-Log Plot of F and F Versus Wave Frequency 49 



TABLES 



1 , Performance Characteristics of the AMECON Wave Height 



Indicator ° 



2 . Wind Speed as a Function of Distance from the Coast Estimated 



from Smoothed, Sequencial Loron-A Positions '" 



