Wave-induced drift at the ocean surface;Dérive à la surface de l'océan sous l'effet des vagues

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 336, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1121-1130

  Ardhuin, Fabrice ^a   Martin Lauzer, Françios Régis ^a   Chapron, Bertrand ^b   Craneguy, Philippe ^c   Girard Ardhuin, Fanny ^d   Elfouhaily, Tanos ^e  

^a Centre Militaire d'Oceanographie   (France)

^b Centre Bretagne   (France)

^c AvelMor   (France)

^d ENSTB TAMCIC   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Drift; Pollution; Waves

Indexed keywords

OIL SPILL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEA SURFACE; TRAJECTORY; WIND FORCING;

EID: 3242675004     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2004.04.007     Document Type: Article

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