Symbol Definition 



db 



F(H) 



F^(x) 



Coefficient of mass 



Deep water wave velocity 



Decay distance 

 Also: Diameter 

 Also: A depth 



Coefficient of shoaling 



Effective decay distance 



Depth of water, measured from the 

 still water level to the bottom 



Depth of t^ater at a breaker's 

 position 



Mean total energy of one wave per 

 unit length of crest 



Mean kinetic energy of one wave per 

 unit length f crest 



Mean potential energy of one wave 

 per unit length of crest 



Foi'ce, one of the basic units 

 Also: a function of one or m.ore 



variables, as F(x,y). 

 Also: Fetch length 



Percent of wave heights belov? 

 the height H. 



Horizontal component of force 



Minimum fetch length 



Vertical component of force 



Prob. (X ix) = cumulative distri- 

 bution function of the random 

 variable X. 



Basic 

 Units 

 (in F, 1, 

 T System) 



L/T 



L 

 L 

 L 



Example in 

 English Units 



ft/sec 



IJautical miles 



feet 



feet 



nautical miles 



feet or fathoms 



feet 



LF/L 



ft-lbs/ft 

 of crest 



LF/L 



ft-lbs/ft 

 of crest 



LF/I 



ft-lbs/ft 

 of crest 



pounds 

 nautical miles 



pounds 



nautical miles 

 pounds 



B-2 



