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équations deueloped by Charles L Bretschneider, ( Bretschneider,
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Figure 3-15.
Deepwater Wave Forecasting Curves as a Function of Wind Speed, Fetch
Length, and Wind Duration (for Fetches 1 to 1,000 miles)