How do I predict rogue waves using simple probability models ?

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Homework Statement
Predicting rogue waves or analysing old events using simple probability models and real time data
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http://www.ifremer.fr/web-com/molagnon/jpo2000/general.pdf
equations used here (article is in french but I think you'd recognize the equations)
I need to predict an upcoming rogue wave or analyse old rogue wave events using simple probability models and real-time data for a physics high school project.
 
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fRod57 said:
I need to predict an upcoming rogue wave
Sorry, no can do. Rogue waves are, well, unpredictable. That's how they earned their name... :smile:
fRod57 said:
or analyse old rogue wave events using simple probability models
That's much more practical. What reading have you been doing about rogue waves in the past?
 
berkeman said:
Sorry, no can do. Rogue waves are, well, unpredictable. That's how they earned their name... :smile:

That's much more practical. What reading have you been doing about rogue waves in the past?
None apart the one I already published (which is in French). Could you propose any similar beginner-friendly material ?
 
fRod57 said:
None apart the one I already published (which is in French). Could you propose any similar beginner-friendly material ?
I would start with some Google searches and look for the best scientific links in those...

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=what+causes+rogue+waves

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https://www.google.com/search?clien...hUKEwiE55zZmOHmAhXTrZ4KHXBnCAQQ4dUDCAo&uact=5

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