Implications of nearshore processes on the significant wave height probability distribution

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 303-313

  González Marco, Daniel ^a   Bolaños, Rodolfo ^a   Alsina, Jose Maria ^a   Sánchez Arcilla, Agustin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nearshore processes; Probability distribution function; Significant wave height; Weibull distribution; Weibull parameters

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MORPHOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER WAVES;

COASTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDRODYNAMIC PROCESS; LONG-TERM DISTRIBUTION; MORPHODYNAMIC PROCESS; NEARSHORE PROCESS; SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT; THREE-PARAMETER WEIBULL; WEIBULL PARAMETERS;

WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

BEACH MORPHOLOGY; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; HYDRODYNAMICS; NEARSHORE DYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; WAVE HEIGHT; WEIBULL THEORY;

EID: 49249121212     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2008.9521963     Document Type: Article

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