Comparison study of a second-generation and of a third-generation wave prediction model in the context of the SEMAPHORE experiment

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-214

  Fradon, Béatri ^a   Hauser, Danièle ^b   Lefèvre, Jean Michel ^a  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN SYSTEM; NUMERICAL METHOD; PREDICTION; WAVE HEIGHT; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 0034106912     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2000)017<0197:CSOASG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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