Occurrence properties of giant freak waves in sea area around Japan

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 209-213

  Yasuda, Takashi ^a,b   Mori, Nobuhito ^c,d  

^a ASC   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^d Japan Soc Prom Sci Japan Jr S   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION; SEA; WAVE BEHAVIOR;

FREAK WAVES; GIANT WAVES; OCCURRENCE PROBABILITY; WAVE HEIGHT;

JAPAN;

EID: 0030781473     PISSN: 0733950X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-950X(1997)123:4(209)     Document Type: Article

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