Wave variability:

(1) The variation of heights and periods between individual waves within a wave train. Wave trains are not composed of waves of equal heights and periods, but rather of heights and periods which vary in a statistical manner. (2) The variability in direction of wave travel when leaving the GENERATING AREA. (3) The variation in height along the crest.

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