Extreme water wave profile recovery from pressure measurements at the seabed

TL;DR

This paper evaluates a new method for reconstructing nonlinear water wave profiles from seabed pressure data, using the extreme Stokes wave as a test case to assess its effectiveness.

Contribution

It applies a recent wave recovery approach to a classical extreme wave, demonstrating its practical utility and accuracy in complex wave scenarios.

Findings

Effective recovery of wave profiles from seabed pressure data.

Validation of the method on the extreme Stokes wave.

Potential for improved wave monitoring techniques.

Abstract

The aim of this note is to examine the efficacy of a recently developed approach to the recovery of nonlinear water waves from pressure measurements at the seabed, by applying it to the celebrated extreme Stokes wave.