Stokes drift estimation for deep water waves based on short-term variation of wave conditions

• A simple analytical tool for estimating the Stokes drift based on short-term variation of wave conditions
• Bivariate distributions of wave height with surface Stokes drift and volume Stokes transport for individual random waves
• Statistical properties of surface Stokes drift and volume Stokes transport
• Examples of results corresponding to typical field conditions
• Estimates of Stokes drift for random waves within a sea state based on available wave statistics

The paper provides a simple analytical method which can be used to give estimates of the Stokes drift based on short-term variation of wave conditions. This is achieved by providing bivariate distributions of wave height and surface Stokes drift as well as wave height and volume Stokes transport for individual random waves within a sea state. The paper presents and discusses statistical aspects of these Stokes drift parameters, as well as examples of results corresponding to typical field conditions.