An operational method for separating wind sea and swell from ocean wave spectra

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2052-2062

  Wang, David W ^a   Hwang, Paul A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER WAVES; WIND EFFECTS;

WAVE ENERGIES;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SWELL; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE HEIGHT;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0035712852     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2001)018<2052:AOMFSW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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