California wave energy resource evaluation

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 679-690

  Wilson, James H ^a,c   Beyene, Asfaw ^b  

^a Neptune Sciences Inc   (United States)

^b UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

^c PLANNING SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Wave energy; Wave to wire efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEEP WATER; NOAA SATELLITE; WAVE DIRECTION; WAVE DISPERSION; WAVE ENERGY;

CALIFORNIA; CHANNEL ISLANDS [CALIFORNIA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); POINT CONCEPTION; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250767864     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0240.1     Document Type: Article

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