Ocean waves: Energy resource assessment

Marine Technology Society Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 42-51

  Pontes, M T ^a   Cavaleri, L ^b   Mollison, Denis ^c  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b Istituto per lo Studio della Dinamica delle Grandi Masse S Polo   (Italy)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RESOURCES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

WAVE ENERGY RESOURCES;

WATER WAVES;

RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE POWER;

RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE POWER;

EID: 0037654689     PISSN: 00253324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4031/002533202787908662     Document Type: Article

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