Azimuth cut-off model for significant wave height investigation along coastal water of Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-160

  Marghany, Maged ^a   Ibrahim, Zelina ^b   Van Genderen, Johan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^b Natl Hydraulic Research Institute   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Azimuth cut off; ERS 1; South China Sea; Wave spectra

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH; COASTAL WATER; DATA PROCESSING; ERS-1; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WAVE SPECTRUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TERENGGANU; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 1342288418     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-2434(02)00012-0     Document Type: Article

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