A note on the decay rate of swell

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 167-173

  Kantha, L ^a  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Swell; Turbulence models; Wave turbulence interaction; Wind waves

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; TURBULENCE; WATER WAVES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

DECAY RATES; OCEAN BASINS; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; SWELL ATTENUATIONS;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

SWELL; TURBULENCE; WIND WAVE;

EID: 20844440746     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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