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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN WAVES > SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT

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SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT  

DEFINITION

  • The average height of the highest one-third of all waves occurring in a particular time period.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/1ac6850e-9266-4e90-ba83-b6a6cc4ae365

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