Appendix I 

 Notation 



a Wave amplitude, m (ft) 



a, Incident wave amplitude, m (ft) 



Amy Wave amplification factor 



(^omp)^ Effective, or spectral, wave amplification factor 



A-anpj Wave amplification factor for long (infragravity) waves 



A amp.s Wave amplification factor for wind waves and swell 



c Wave phase speed, m/sec (ft/sec) 



c g Wave group speed, m/sec (ft/sec) 



d Water depth, m (ft) 



d far Water depth, m (ft) 



D(f, 0) Angular spreading function dependent on wave frequency and direction 



D(0) Angular spreading function dependent only on wave direction 



e Constant, 2.7183 



ffi Wave frequency, sec" 1 



f p Peak spectral frequency, sec" 1 



g Gravitational acceleration, m/sec 2 (ft/sec 2 ) 



H Wave height, m (ft) 



Appendix I Notation 



