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Pierson-Moskowitz - Peak Period vs Wind

Peak spectral period T_p of the Pierson-Moskowitz fully-developed sea given 19.5 m wind speed - the fundamental fully-developed-sea relationship.

PMWaveSpectrum
Peak period T_p
14.6s
H_s
8.56m

Formula, assumptions, and limits

$$T_p = 7.14\,U_{19.5}/g, \quad H_s = 0.21\,U_{19.5}^2/g$$

Pierson-Moskowitz (1964) assumes infinite fetch and steady wind for > 6 hours. For fetch-limited seas use JONSWAP scaling.

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$U_{19.5}$Wind speed at 19.5 m above seam/smetocean data
$g$Gravitational accelerationm/s²9.81

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