Evaluation of contemporary ocean wave models in rare extreme events: The "halloween storm" of October 1991 and the "storm of the century" of March 1993

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 198-230

  Cardone, V J ^a   Jensen, R E ^b   Resio, D T ^c   Swail, V R ^d   Cox, A T ^a  

^a Oceanweather Inc   (United States)

^b Waterways Experiment Station   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0001394123     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1996)013<0198:EOCOWM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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