If h1, h2, …, hn is a sample of n wave heights, then the probability for the maximum wave height that should not exceed h ( Muraleedharan, 1991 and Ochi, 1998) is
G(h)=(F(h)n)
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and its probability density function is
G′(h)=n·(F(h))n−1·f(h)