Validation of a regional wave model with envisat and buoy observations

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue SP-636, 2007, Pages

  Li, Jian Guo ^a   Holt, Martin ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; WIND STRESS;

ADVECTION SCHEME; GLOBAL WAVE MODEL; MODEL VALIDATION; SPECTRAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 36448961258     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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