Obstruction grids for spectral wave models

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 12-25

  Chawla, Arun ^a   Tolman, Hendrik L ^a  

^a Marine Modeling and Analysis Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Garden Sprinkler Effect; GSHHS; Sub grid obstructions; Swell propagation; WAVEWATCH III

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COASTAL ZONES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

OBSTRUCTION GRID; SPECTRAL WAVE MODEL; SWELL PROPAGATION;

WATER WAVES;

ALGORITHM; COASTAL ZONE; DATA SET; ISLAND; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; SOFTWARE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SWELL; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE MODELING;

FRENCH POLYNESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA;

EID: 41649092253     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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