A new statistical distribution for the surface elevation of weakly nonlinear water waves

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 149-155

  Srokosz, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUE; SURFACE WATER; WAVE;

STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WAVES; WATER WAVES;

EID: 0031961030     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<0149:ANSDFT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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