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== wave height ==
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In simple terms, the vertical distance between a [[wave crest]] and the preceding or  following [[wave trough]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">However, in a [[random sea]], a variety of interpretations are possible. A commonly used definition  is the so-called zero-upcrossing wave height, which is the [[range]] of elevations (difference between  highest crest and lowest trough) between two successive upcrossings of the [[mean water level]]. <br/>''See''  [[wave frequency]], [[wave length]], [[wave period]].</div><br/> </div>
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