Wave statistics in unimodal and bimodal seas from a second-order model

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 649-661

  Toffoli, Alessandro ^a   Onorato, Miguel ^b   Monbaliu, Jaak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bimodal spectrum; Directional distribution; Finite water depth; Nonlinear waves; Second order surface wave model; Wave statistics

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SEAWATER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVES;

BIMODAL SPECTRUM; DIRECTIONAL DISTRIBUTION; FINITE WATER DEPTH; NONLINEAR WAVES; SECOND-ORDER SURFACE WAVE MODEL; WAVE STATISTICS;

WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 33747121553     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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