Directional validation of wave predictions

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 504-520

  Rogers, W Erick ^a   Wang, David W C ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; WAVE PROPAGATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

LONG-TERM WAVE MODEL HINDCAST; WAVE PREDICTIONS;

WATER WAVES;

BUOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; WATER WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HINDCASTING; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MODEL VALIDATION; OCEAN WAVE; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34047232654     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH1990.1     Document Type: Article

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