Whitecap coverage in coastal environment for steady and unsteady wave field conditions

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 38-46

  Lafon, C ^a   Piazzola, J ^a   Forget, P ^a   Despiau, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Air sea interactions; Fetch; Wave age; Whitecap coverage; Wind waves

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GASES; MOMENTUM;

AIR-SEA INTERACTIONS; WAVE AGE; WHITECAP COVERAGE; WIND-WAVES;

WIND EFFECTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BREAKING WAVE; COASTAL ZONE; FETCH; GAS EXCHANGE; SEA STATE; WAVE FIELD; WIND WAVE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 34247847938     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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