An evaluation of nine dimensionless fetch-limited wind-wave interaction formulas for the Northeast gulf of Mexico

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1063-1067

  Hsu, S A ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Blanchard, B W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drag coefficient; Friction velocity; Significant wave height; Wave age; Wave period

Indexed keywords

FETCH; NUMERICAL METHOD; WIND-WAVE INTERACTION;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0034517726     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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