An empirical method for estimating surf heights from deepwater significant wave heights and peak periods in coastal zones with narrow shelves, steep bottom slopes, and high refraction

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1237-1244

  Caldwell, Patrick C ^a   Aucan, Jerome P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Buoy data; Transformation; Visual surf observations

Indexed keywords

BUOY SYSTEM; COASTAL ZONE; DEEP WATER; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FORECASTING METHOD; OCEAN WAVE; REFRACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; SURF ZONE; TROUGH; WAVE FIELD;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; NORTH AMERICA; OAHU; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES; WAIMEA BAY;

EID: 35348840419     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0397R.1     Document Type: Article

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