A unified directional spectrum for long and short wind-driven waves

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue C7, 1997, Pages 15781-15796

  Elfouhaily, T ^a   Chapron, B ^a   Katsaros, K ^a   Vandemark, D ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODEL; WAVE; WIND;

WAVE MODELLING; WAVE SPECTRA; WIND WAVES;

EID: 0031452629     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JC00467     Document Type: Article

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