Wave Height Distributions 



Averages from 20 Bimodal, Band — Limited, White Spectre 

 Mode fc(Hz) Af/fc hMo(m) N 



1 0.095 0.10500 1.789 327 



2 0.105 0.09500 0.894 327 



HrtTB = 1 .407 ± 0.002 Hrmq = 1 .672 ± 0.014 e = 0. 102978 



3172 waves sampled 



Rayleigh 



Modified Rayleigh 



3172 waves sampled 

 ± 1 S.D. 

 Rayleigh 

 Modified Rayleigh 



Figure 12. Probability and exceedence curves from bimodal spectra with 



small modal separation 



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