"The flow is turbulent, the velocity v (x, y, z, t) of the wind can be considered as the superposition of the mean velocity v (x, y, z) which changes only slowly with time, and a fluctuation rate v ¢ (x, y, z, t) can be treated as a dependent random process the space and time.
Given the time scales considered (hours, minutes) in the studies of sea keeping structures, the description of wind can be made by assuming that the mean component is independent of time and the fluctuating component is part of a stationary, ergodic and Gaussian process."