On a new wave energy absorber

Ocean Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1191-1200

  Boccotti, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caisson breakwaters; Shore protection; Wave energy conversion

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RESONANCE; WATER WAVES;

WAVE ENERGY ABSORBERS;

ENERGY ABSORPTION;

BREAKWATER; CAISSON; COASTAL PROTECTION; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

BREAKWATER; CAISSON; COASTAL PROTECTION; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE-STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

EID: 0037408992     PISSN: 00298018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-8018(02)00102-6     Document Type: Article

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