A comparison of two- and three-dimensional wave breaking

Journal of Physical Oceanography

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1496-1510

  Nepf, H M ^a   Wu, C H ^a   Chan, E S ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY; WAVE BREAKING;

ENERGY FLUX; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE SPECTRUM;

EID: 0032446118     PISSN: 00223670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0485(1998)028<1496:ACOTAT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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