Nonlinear evolution of surface wave spectra on a beach

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1534-1551

  Norheim, C A ^a   Herbers, T H C ^a   Elgar, Steve ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BOUSSINESQ EQUATION; NONLINEAR WAVE; SHOALING WAVE; WAVE SPECTRUM;

EID: 0032417274     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<1534:NEOSWS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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