Digital mapping of California wave energy resource

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1156-1168

  Beyene, A ^a   Wilson, J H ^b  

^a UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

^b Neptune Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

California coast; Energy conversion; Modelling; Renewable energy; Wave energy

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MAPPING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER WAVES;

COASTAL WAVE; DIGITAL MAPPING; WAVE ENERGY RESOURCE;

WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MAPPING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER WAVES; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 34748907172     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1326     Document Type: Conference Paper

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