SYMBOLS AND DEFINITIONS--Continued 



fof2") probability of an astronomical tide of elevation Z 



g acceleration due to gravity 



H wave height 



H^ incident wave height 



h(*J zero-order Hankel function 

 o 



H r reflected wave height 



H^ transmitted wave height 



H wave height when the leading edge is at the shoreline 



h surge height 



• uplifting height 



h average height of uplifting 

 h g surge height at the shoreline 



hy wall height 



• wetted height on a structure 



I relative intensity of secondary undulations 



j an integer used for increments 



K R/h s 



Y^ a constant 



K r coefficient of reflection = H r /H^ 



K^ coefficient of transmission = H^/H^ 



k an integer used for increments 



• wave number = 2ir/L 



k Q wave number at lowest mode of resonance (Helmholtz mode) 



L distance normal to faultline over which vertical Earth movement 

 occurs 



• wavelength 



L, length of bay, harbor, or inlet 



L Q length of harbor entrance channel 



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