Interaction of ocean waves and currents: How different approaches may be reconciled

Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 105-111

  Jenkins, Alastair D ^a   Ardhuin, Fabrice ^b  

^a BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Section de Géodésie Géophysique   (France)

Author keywords

Langmuir circulations; Ocean waves; Wave refraction; Wave setup; Wave current interaction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERFEROMETERS; OIL SPILLS; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WATER WAVES;

LANGMUIR CIRCULATIONS; WAVE REFRACTION; WAVE SETUP; WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTION;

OCEAN CURRENTS;

EID: 23844446186     PISSN: 10986189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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