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Specifies the wave kinematics factor. According to Section 2.3.1b of API RP 2A-WSD "Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms -- Working Stress Design", the horizontal wave velocities calculated by the Stream Function or Stokes 5th wave theories may be multiplied by this factor in order to fit them to the wave spreading and other irregularities associated with real world wave characteristics.

Typical ranges for this factor are 0.85 to 0.95 for tropical storms and 0.95 to 1.0 for extra-tropical storms. For recommendations for Gulf of Mexico and other U.S. waters, refer to Sections 2.3.4d.1 and 2.3.4f.1 of API RP 2A-WSD.