Laboratory recreation of the Draupner wave and the role of breaking in crossing seas
Freak or rogue waves are so called because of their unexpectedly large size relative to the population of smaller waves in which they occur. The 25:6 m high Draupner wave, observed in a sea state with a significant wave height of 12 m, was one of the first confirmed field measurements of a freak wav...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal article |
| Published: |
Cambridge University Press
2018
|