Surface current effects on the fetch-limited growth of wave energy

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Haus, Brian K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CURRENTS; RADAR SYSTEMS; RAY TRACING; VORTICITY; WATER WAVES; WIND; WIND STRESS;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; OCEANIC CURRENT; RADAR; VORTICITY; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE FIELD; WIND STRESS;

EID: 34249787645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JC003924     Document Type: Article

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