Use of numerical wind-wave models for assessment of the offshore wave energy resource

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 184-190

  Oliveira Pires, H ^d   Barstow, S ^b   Bertotti, L ^c   Cavaleri, L ^c  

^a NETI ITE   (Portugal)

^b OCEANOR   (Norway)

^c ISDGM   (Italy)

^d INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DO MAR E DA ATMOSFERA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYS; ERRORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEAWATER; WIND POWER;

NUMERICAL WIND WAVE MODELS; OFFSHORE WAVE ENERGY RESOURCE;

WAVE POWER;

MATHEMATICAL MODELING; WAVE ENERGY;

WAM; WAVE MODELLING; WAVE POWER; WIND WAVES;

EID: 0037836655     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: 1528896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2829066     Document Type: Article

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