significant wave height

English

Noun

significant wave height (plural significant wave heights)

(oceanographics, nautical) A standardized measure of trough-to-crest wave height calculated for the needs of seafarers; exact mathematical definition has varied over time and currently it is defined as four times the standard deviation of the surface elevation.

Translations

measure of wave height

Finnish: merkitsevä aallonkorkeus
Norwegian:
Bokmål: signifikant bølgehøyde m

Nynorsk: signifikant bølgjehøgd f

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