Large waves in the Gulf of Mexico caused by Hurricane Ivan

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 481-489

  Panchang, Vijay G ^a,b   Li, Dongcheng ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT GALVESTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845642009     PISSN: 00030007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-87-4-481     Document Type: Review

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