A statistical theory of rogue waves is proposed and tested against experimental data
collected in a long water tank where random waves with different degrees of nonlinearity are …

Waveforms described by the second-order Stokes-type approximations are prone to display
anomalous troughs with spurious negative crests. The systemic occurrence of such …

Theoretical distributions proposed for describing the crest-to-trough heights of linear waves
are reviewed briefly. To explore the effects of nonlinearities, these are generalized to second …

Abstract Based on Monte Carlo simulations of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in two
horizontal dimensions, the dependence of the kurtosis on the directional energy distribution …

We present a second-order stochastic model of weakly nonlinear waves and develop
theoretical expressions for the expected shape of large surface displacements. The model …

The present paper addresses the short-term distribution of zero-crossing wave heights in
intermediate and shallow water depths. New physical insights are provided regarding the …

Quasi‐resonant four‐wave interactions may influence the statistical properties of deep water
long‐crested surface gravity waves. As a consequence, the wave height exceedance …

This paper concerns the crest height statistics arising in sea states that are broad banded in
both frequency and direction. A new set of laboratory observations are presented and the …

Groups of large nonlinear waves with sharper higher crests can pose hazards to ships,
induce harbor resonance and cause wave-overtopping of fixed and floating structures. Past …

It is well established that the modulational instability enhances the probability of occurrence
for extreme events in long crested wave fields. Recent studies, however, have shown that …