A method for spatial calibration of wave hindcast data bases

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 391-398

  Tomas, Antonio ^a,b   Mendez, Fernando J ^a   Losada, Inigo J ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b Movilidad y Agenda Urbana   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calibration; Empirical Orthogonal Function; Hindcast; Monthly long term distribution; Significant wave height; Spatial correlation; Wave climate; Wind wave model

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATABASE; HINDCASTING; MODELING; SATELLITE DATA; WAVE CLIMATE; WAVE HEIGHT; WIND WAVE;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST);

EID: 38349018510     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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