Variation of whitecap coverage with wave-field conditions

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 66, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 47-60

  Sugihara, Y ^a   Tsumori, H ^a   Ohga, T ^a   Yoshioka, H ^b   Serizawa, S ^c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Image processing; Swell; Wave age; Wave breaking; Whitecap coverage; Wind waves

Indexed keywords

CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; OCEAN HABITATS; VIDEO CAMERAS; VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS; WIND EFFECTS;

WAVE AGE; WAVE BREAKING; WHITECAP COVERAGE; WIND WAVES;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; SEA SURFACE; SWELL; VIDEOGRAPHY; WAVE BREAKING; WAVE FIELD; WIND TURBINE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 34247869848     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.01.014     Document Type: Article

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