Estimating bimodal frequency-direction spectra from surface buoy data recorded during tropical cyclones

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 172-180

  Ewans, K C ^a   Van Der Vlugt, T ^b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b Papelaan 85s ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STORMS;

WAVE-FREQUENCY-DIRECTION SPECTRA;

WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

CYCLONE; METEOROLOGY; OFFSHORE ACTIVITY; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE SPECTRUM;

EID: 0033177993     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: 1528896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2829562     Document Type: Article

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