A whitecap coverage model based on the surface slope for criterion of wave breaking

China Ocean Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-85

  Xu, Delun ^a   Yu, Dingyong ^a   Lu, Hongmin ^a  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Criterion of wave breaking; Fetch limited sea state; Fully developed sea slate; Whitecap coverage; Wind duration; Wind fetch; Wind speed

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142102235     PISSN: 08905487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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