A third-generation wave model for coastal regions 1. Model description and validation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 104, Issue C4, 1999, Pages 7649-7666

  Booij, N ^a   Ris, R C ^a,b   Holthuijsen, L H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WL DELFT HYDRAULICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; WAVE SPECTRUM;

COASTAL WATERS; MODEL VALIDATION; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 0033560642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JC02622     Document Type: Article

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