Field verification of ADCP surface gravity wave elevation spectra

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 912-922

  Hoitink, A J F ^a   Peters, H C ^b   Schroevers, M ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RIJKSWATERSTAAT   (Netherlands)

^c National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; BUOYS; OCEAN CURRENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILERS; LINEAR FILTRATION TECHNIQUE; SPECTRAL ENERGY DENSITY;

GRAVITY WAVES;

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; BUOYS; GRAVITY WAVES; OCEAN CURRENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TURBULENCE;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; DATA BUOY; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; GRAVITY WAVE; INTERNAL WAVE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WAVE; WAVE HEIGHT;

EID: 34250361924     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH2000.1     Document Type: Article

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