Total Wave
Energy
Total Wave Energy
Period (Seconds)
Figure 3-31. Typical Hurricane Wave Spectra. Typical Hurricane
Wave Spectra from the Atlantic Coast of the United
States. The ordinate scale is the fraction of
total wave energy in each frequency band of 0.0011
Hertz (one Hertz is one cycle/second). A linear
frequency scale is shown at bottom of each graph
and a non-linear period scale at top of each graph
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