Laboratory study of deep-water breaking waves

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 657-676

  Kway, Jasmine H L ^a   Loh, Yi Shin ^a   Chan, Eng Soon ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLUID MECHANICS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

PIERSON-MOSKOWITZ DISTRIBUTION; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE PACKETS; WAVE-WAVE INTERACTIONS;

WATER WAVES;

OCEAN; WAVE;

BREAKING WAVES; DEEP-WATER WAVES;

EID: 0032146570     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-8018(97)00039-5     Document Type: Article

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