Effect of sampling variability on hindcast and measured wave heights

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 216-225

  Forristall, George Z ^a   Heideman, John C ^b   Leggett, Ian M ^c   Roskam, Bram ^d   Vanderschuren, Luc ^e  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c Shell UK Explor and Production   (United Kingdom)

^d National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

^e SHELL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIAS; SAMPLING; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE HINDCASTING; WAVE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030389734     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(1996)122:5(216)     Document Type: Article

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