Spectral evolution and wave age analysis of an exceptional storm off the Mediterranean Spanish coast

Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering - OMAE

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 481-486

  Sanchez, Rodolfo Bolaños ^a   Arcilla, Agustín Sánchez ^a   Gomez, Jesús ^a   Sairouni, Abdel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b Meteorological Service of Catalonia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL SPECTRA; WAVE AGE; WAVE HINDCAST;

ACCELEROMETERS; BUOYANCY; DRAG; METEOROLOGY; PORTS AND HARBORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVES; WIND;

STORMS;

EID: 0345170788     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/OMAE2003-37063     Document Type: Conference Paper

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