2 5 7 11 21 31 - --- -- ---- ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- |X| | |PSMZ|XXXXXXXXXX| | | | | - --- -- ---- ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (4)Zero Crossing Period (F10.0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_(3)Significant Wave Height(F10.0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_(2)Finish Frequency(F10.0) | | | | | | | |_(1)Start Frequency(F10.0) | | | | | |_Compulsory Data Record Keyword(A4) | | | |_Optional User Identifier(A2) | |_Compulsory END on last data record in data category(A3)
(1)-(2) Start/Finish Frequency - The lowest/highest frequency at which the spectrum is defined. The program will assume that the frequencies are in radians/sec, unless a HRTZ data record (see The HRTZ Data Record - Change Units of Frequency to Hertz) has been used to change this to Hertz (cycles/sec).
If these fields are left blank, defaults will be assumed as follows:
Start frequency = Peak frequency * 0.58
Finish frequency is evaluated numerically so that approximately 99% of the spectral energy is included.
(3)-(4) The average (i.e. mean zero-crossing) wave period and the significant wave height are the parameters used by Aqwa to describe the Pierson-Moskowitz wave spectrum, the special case for a fully developed sea.