Propagation of swell across a wide continental shelf

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C8, 2000, Pages 19729-19737

  Herbers, T H C ^a   Hendrickson, E J ^a   O'Reilly, W C ^b  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; SWELL; WAVE PROPAGATION;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033674363     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc900085     Document Type: Article

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