On the dependence of the equilibrium range of sea wave spectra with wave age

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-45

  Caudal, Gerard ^a  

^a Ctr d'Etud Environnements T   (France)

Author keywords

Fetch; Sea waves; Spectrum; Wave breaking

Indexed keywords

DISSIPATION; FETCH; WAVE AGE; WAVE SPECTRA;

EID: 0031749637     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000553829844     Document Type: Article

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