An experimental study of the surface elevation probability distribution and statistics of wind-generated waves

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1980, Pages 179-200

  Huang, Norden E ^a   Long, Steven R ^a  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY;

WATER WAVES;

EID: 0019079227     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112080001590     Document Type: Article

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