Effect of wave directional spread on the radiation stress: Comparing theory and observations

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 51, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 473-481

  Feddersen, Falk ^a  

^a INTEGRATIVE OCEANOGRAPHY DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

Nearshore environment; Ocean currents; Ocean waves; Surf zone

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COASTAL ZONES; FUNCTIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FREQUENCY-DIRECTIONAL WAVE SPECTRUM; NARROW-BAND RADIATION; NEARSHORE CIRCULATION; RADIATION STRESS;

WATER WAVE EFFECTS;

COASTAL CURRENT; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; OCEAN WAVE; SURF ZONE; WAVE DIRECTION;

EID: 12144263320     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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